The President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil has called for an efficient international legal framework to bring the terrorists to justice. Inaugurating an International Jurists Conference on Terrorism in New Delhi on Saturday, she said that India has pledged a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism from whatever source it originated. The President said that terrorism posed a great challenge to the peace, democracy, individual liberty and freedom of thought and expression in a society. Stating that no idea and no cause whatsoever can justify terrorism, she added that if there is a threat against one it should be treated as a threat against all in the world. She said that with the world rapidly becoming a global village and distinction between international law and municipal law becoming thinner on issues like international terrorism, the time has come to allow international law to guide the path. Mrs. Patil said that the global problem of terrorism calls for global response in a positive manner.<br/><br/>Expressing grave concern over the increasing activities of funding to terrorist activities, money laundering and growing nexus between narcotics, drug trafficking, she underlined the need for strengthening the relevant laws. She also favoured evolving a system of sharing best practices among criminal justice practitioners across regions and across legal systems besides providing for country-based capacity building assistance. The President also gave away the National Law Day Awards – 2009 . Speaking on the occasion,the Law and Justice Minister, Mr. M Veerappa Moily said that New Delhi firmly believes in the policy of non-alignment and its policy cannot be shaken by any provocation or threat. He said India can play a bigger role in showing the way in counter-terrorism to the world. The Chief Justice India , Justice K G Balakrishnan called for more judicious coverage by media saying that "Pervasive" media coverage of terror attacks could provoke a disproportionate level of anger and irrational desire for retribution.<br/>