NEW DELHI, February 25: Amid continuing India’s traditional policy of baseless blame game, Indian army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Thursday again accused Pakistan for giving “candid support” to militant groups like Jaish-e-Muhammed(JeM) and and Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) as he called on the international community to join hands in combating the menace.
Pakistan had already banned these outfits and probing Pathankot airbase attack.
Suhag hit out at Pakistan, accusing, “Terrorist groups like LeT and JeM get candid support from across our western borders.”
At a seminar organised by army think tank CLAWS, Indian army chief also said that the spreading influence of Daesh (ISIS), in particular through social and other forms of media, has thrown up challenges of global and regional security.
“What is worrying is that these groups can no longer be dismissed as regional manifestations of violence,” he said.
Noting that such militant outfits take advantage of the international connected systems of finance, commerce and transit to stay flexible and reach any part of the globe, Suhag said it was “necessary for international community to fight this menace as one by sharing of intelligence information and adoption of training techniques from each other”.
He added that the 9/11, 26/11 and recent Paris attacks have changed the perception among world leaders regarding the threat from terrorism. India Army chief said, “We need to address not only the methods but also the factors that contribute to the spread of terrorism. “The main threat comes from fundamental ideology and twisted interpretations which are promoting radical thinking.”-Online
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