There Should Be No Hesitation in Imposing Sanctions Against Terrorists: Modi at BRICS

Says victims and supporters of terrorism cannot be 'weighed on the same scale'

- MPOST BUREAU

RIO DE JANEIRO: Victims and supporters of terrorism cannot be weighed on the same scale and there should be no hesitation in imposing sanctions against terrorists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BRICS Summit on Sunday.

In an address at a session on peace and security, Modi said the "cowardly" Pahalgam terror attack was a direct strike on the "soul, identity and dignity" of India as he called for united efforts to combat the challenge of terrorism.

"Terrorism has become the most serious challenge for humanity today," he said.

The top leaders of BRICS held deliberations on a range of pressing challenges facing the globe on the first day of the grouping's two-day annual summit in this seaside Brazilian city.

"This attack was a blow not only on India but on the entire humanity," Modi said about the Pahalgam attack, adding "condemning terrorism should be our 'principle,' not just a 'convenience."

"If we first see in which country the attack took place, against whom, then it would be a betrayal against humanity. There should be no hesitation in imposing sanctions against terrorists," he said.