Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said terrorism has to be fought with "one voice" without making any distinction against groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba, Taliban and ISIS who share the "same philosophy of hate, murder and killings".
Modi said terrorism in "incubated in India's neighbourhood". "Terrorism remains the biggest threat to the world. Terror comes by different names from Lashkar to Taliban to ISIS," he said.
While addressing the joint meeting of US Congress, he commended the American Parliament for sending out a clear message by refusing to "reward" those who preach and practice terrorism for political gains, an apparent reference to the blocking of sale of 8 F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
In his speech, the Prime Minister covered all major aspects of the growing relationship between India and the US, particularly strategic ties and civil nuclear cooperation, and emphasised that the two countries should leave "constraints of the past" behind as the "foundations of the future are firmly in place".
Dressed in trademark white kurta pyjama and grey-coloured half-jacket, Modi was warmly received by the American lawmakers who interrupted his address more than 40 times to cheer him, a few times by standing. When his predecessor Manmohan Singh addressed the US Congress in 2005, his speech was applauded 33 times, according to Sanjay Baru, who was the Media Adviser to the then Prime Minister.
(With inputs from PTI)
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