India today said that no country can escape its responsibility by blaming non-state actors for terrorist activities emanating from its soil. Addressing the 4th meeting of the SAARC Interior and Home Ministers in Bhutanese Capital Thimphu, he said as long as the territory of a country was used by non-state actors to prepare for terror attacks, that country owed a legal and moral responsibility to its neighbours and to the world to suppress those non-state actors and bring them to justice. In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Mr. Chidambaram said terrorism in the region flourishes because they get supports from State and Non-State actors. Describing terrorism as the biggest existentialist challenge in South Asia, he said the menace in the region could be best tackled through effective cooperation among the SAARC nations. The Home Minister emphasised on the need for examining the existing mechanisms for countering terrorism, drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, arms smuggling and counterfeiting, including organised production and distribution of fake Indian currency notes.
News On AIR | July 23, 2011 2:05 PM
Terrorism flourishing with State, non-State actors: PC in SAARC meet