Shah calls for global action in the fight against terrorism

India has proposed to set up a "permanent secretariat" for the "No Money For Terror (NMFT)" initiative to ensure continuous global focus on countering terror financing and chalking out a practical and workable road map to fight terrorism, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday, as he urged all countries to share intelligence in a transparent manner.

- Neeraj Chauhan

Shah also asked jurisdictions who support terrorists or those who harbour them- in what was seen as an indirect reference to Pakistan and China - to "think beyond politics" and cooperate with each other.

Speaking at the concluding session of the third ministerial NMFT conference, Shah said: "India has sensed the need for permanency of this unique initiative of NMFT in order to sustain the continued global focus on countering the financing of terrorism. Time is ripe for a permanent secretariat to be established."

He added that the chair statement issued after the two-day conference "offers to establish a permanent secretariat in India".

"Shortly, India will circulate a discussion paper to all participating jurisdictions for their valuable comments (in this regard)," he said.