Benazir shah, University in Peshawar, Pakistan

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday hit out at Pakistan for misusing the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit to justify Islamabad's longstanding policy of conducting cross-border terrorism against its neighbours."We regret that earlier today, this august forum was misused to justify once again its (Pakistan) long-standing policy of conducting cross border terrorism against its neighbours, including Jammu and Kashmir which is an integral part of India. Indeed, we speak for the larger region in terms of this deep concern over Pakistan's behaviour," he said in his address at the 18th NAM summit here.Stressing that Pakistan clearly needed to do much more to earn the confidence of the international community, the Vice President said, "It must decisively abjure terrorism for its own good, for that of its neighbours and for the good of the world."He called upon all NAM countries to come together to forge a common front against terror in all its forms as there was no justification for violent extremist ideologies and terrorist actions that maim and murder innocents.Pointing out that contemporary threats respect no borders, whether it is terrorism, climate change, pandemics, financial crisis or cybersecurity, he said that terrorism was the single most destructive threat to international peace and security."Their capacity to inflict damage has multiplied with the diffusion of information technology, giving terrorist orgzations offensive cyber capabilities", he said.Calling for strengthening all international laws and mechsms to combat terrorists and their enablers, Naidu said the NAM partners should forge a common front by stepping up inter-agency coordination, exchanging information and strengthening the existing legal framework by endorsing the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) proposed by India in 1996.The Vice President urged the NAM to re-focus to remain an influential grouping and find solutions to challenges relating to terrorism, global governance reform, sustainable development and South-South cooperation.Naidu also called for achieving a just, equitable and representative global governance system by reforming the United Nations, including the Security Council to reflect the contemporary realities of the 21st century.The theme of the summit is 'Upholding Bandung Principles to ensure concerted and adequate response to the challenges of the contemporary world'.The Vice President called on the need to urgently find solutions to the development challenges of bringing health, education, clean energy and jobs to the people, amid a global economy being rapidly transformed by advances in technology."These common goals can be achieved through a global governance system that is just, equitable and representative and a reformed United Nations," he said.Observing that NAM need not position itself for or against any ideology or groups of nations, Naidu said, "It is important that we do not waste our energies on issues that cause dissonance among us".Highlighting India's development agenda, the Vice President continued, "Through everyone's support, for everyone's development and towards everyone's trust, India, as always stands ready to play its part."Naidu mentioned how India was partnering with other developing countries in capacity building, implementing development projects and providing humtarian relief.He also said that India also took a major initiative in establishing the International Solar Alliance to give a boost to renewable energy generation and in setting up the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.Naidu underlined that India wishes to pursue a positive and forward-looking agenda to ensure a prosperous and secure future for all of us. "We are confident that NAM can play an important role in achieving these shared objectives", he added.The Vice President interacted with Afghstan President Ashraf Gh, his Vietnamese counterpart, Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on the sidelines of the summit in Baku earlier in the day.During his interaction with the three dignitaries, the Vice President stressed the need to further deepen India's close relations with Afghstan, Vietnam and Cuba in all spheres.( With inputs from ANI )

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