Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism Against India

India hit out at Pakistan for its litany of lies at the United Nations after Islamabad's UN envoy claimed to have given a statement in a Security Council meeting not open to non-Council members and said that the biggest sponsor of cross-border terrorism against it now tries to "masquerade itself as a victim of terror".

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called Pakistan a "challenging neighbour" and stressed while there is terrorism globally, there is no country in the world that sponsors terror consciously and deliberately against India.

Hundreds of Indian-Americans here protested against Pakistan over the Pulwama terror attack and urged the global community to hold Islamabad accountable for "atrocities on minorities" and "sponsoring terrorism".

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said today that the world must come together to fight against terrorism and urged the United Nations to come up with "strong, coded actions" to tackle terror, its sponsors and those who are funding and supporting it.

The US will take "unilateral steps in areas of divergence" with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, the Pentagon told Congress and insisted that there must be "fundamental change" in the way Islamabad deals with terrorist safe havens on its territory.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj gave her second speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. In her speech delivered in Hindi, Ms Swaraj sharply criticised Pakistan for sponsoring terrorists. She also called on world leaders to jointly fight against terrorism.

Hailing Donald Trump's new tough line against Pakistan, top US lawmakers have demanded that Islamabad be designated a "state sponsor of terrorism" and its major non-NATO ally status be revoked to force it stop from supporting terrorist groups.

In a first such major crackdown, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested seven Kashmiri separatists on charges of receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terrorist activities and protests by stone-throwers in the Kashmir Valley.

Frustrated with Pakistan's duplicity over its relationship with the US, a top American lawmaker has said Pakistan must be held accountable for continuously working against the interests of the United States.

In keeping with the message the Government of India has been pushing even before the Uri attack, the Prime Minister's stream of tough words aimed at isolating Pakistan for its support to terror groups that act against India, made headlines through the two day BRICS and BIMSTEC meetings that took place in Goa on October 15 and 16.

Pakistan, a close ally of Saudi Arabia, today "noted with concern" a new US law that allows Americans to sue foreign countries that "aids and abets" acts of terrorism on US soil.

Without naming Pakistan, India used the foremost South-South cooperation forum to take action against terrorism and called for support to New Delhi's initiative of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism that was tabled at the UN.

India today called on other BRICS members to intensify joint efforts to combat terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, demanded "coordinated actions" by the grouping to "isolate supporters and sponsors of terror".

Terming "jihadi terrorism" as common threat to South Asia, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has warned Pakistan not to engage in covert actions saying it is a very short-sighted strategy of the neighbouring country.

The BJP has suggested that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh take up very categorically, the issue of cross-border terrorism with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari when he hosts him for lunch this Saturday. The opposition party used the occasion of the US declaring a 10-million-dollar bounty for India's most-wanted man Hafiz Saeed to say that while...

India hit out at Pakistan for its litany of lies at the United Nations after Islamabad's UN envoy claimed to have given a statement in a Security Council meeting not open to non-Council members and said that the biggest sponsor of cross-border terrorism against it now tries to "masquerade itself as a victim of terror".

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called Pakistan a "challenging neighbour" and stressed while there is terrorism globally, there is no country in the world that sponsors terror consciously and deliberately against India.

Hundreds of Indian-Americans here protested against Pakistan over the Pulwama terror attack and urged the global community to hold Islamabad accountable for "atrocities on minorities" and "sponsoring terrorism".

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said today that the world must come together to fight against terrorism and urged the United Nations to come up with "strong, coded actions" to tackle terror, its sponsors and those who are funding and supporting it.

The US will take "unilateral steps in areas of divergence" with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, the Pentagon told Congress and insisted that there must be "fundamental change" in the way Islamabad deals with terrorist safe havens on its territory.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj gave her second speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. In her speech delivered in Hindi, Ms Swaraj sharply criticised Pakistan for sponsoring terrorists. She also called on world leaders to jointly fight against terrorism.

Hailing Donald Trump's new tough line against Pakistan, top US lawmakers have demanded that Islamabad be designated a "state sponsor of terrorism" and its major non-NATO ally status be revoked to force it stop from supporting terrorist groups.

In a first such major crackdown, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested seven Kashmiri separatists on charges of receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terrorist activities and protests by stone-throwers in the Kashmir Valley.

Frustrated with Pakistan's duplicity over its relationship with the US, a top American lawmaker has said Pakistan must be held accountable for continuously working against the interests of the United States.

In keeping with the message the Government of India has been pushing even before the Uri attack, the Prime Minister's stream of tough words aimed at isolating Pakistan for its support to terror groups that act against India, made headlines through the two day BRICS and BIMSTEC meetings that took place in Goa on October 15 and 16.

Pakistan, a close ally of Saudi Arabia, today "noted with concern" a new US law that allows Americans to sue foreign countries that "aids and abets" acts of terrorism on US soil.

Without naming Pakistan, India used the foremost South-South cooperation forum to take action against terrorism and called for support to New Delhi's initiative of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism that was tabled at the UN.

India today called on other BRICS members to intensify joint efforts to combat terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, demanded "coordinated actions" by the grouping to "isolate supporters and sponsors of terror".

Terming "jihadi terrorism" as common threat to South Asia, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has warned Pakistan not to engage in covert actions saying it is a very short-sighted strategy of the neighbouring country.

The BJP has suggested that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh take up very categorically, the issue of cross-border terrorism with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari when he hosts him for lunch this Saturday. The opposition party used the occasion of the US declaring a 10-million-dollar bounty for India's most-wanted man Hafiz Saeed to say that while...