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India needs to go on global anti-terrorism spree like US did after 9/11 – defense chief India needs to go on global anti-terrorism spree like US did after 9/11 – defense chief Rawat
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India’s new chief of defense staff, General Bipin Rawat, has said that the ‘war on terror’ is far from over and its roots need to be analyzed in order to combat terrorism. India’s new chief of defense staff, General Bipin Rawat, has said that the ‘war on terror’ is far from over and its roots must be analyzed in order to combat terrorism.
“Terrorism is here to stay. So long as there are… states that are going to sponsor terrorism and… use terrorists as proxies, make weapons available to them, [provide] funding for them, then we can’t control terrorism,” Gen. Rawat said, as quoted by local media.“Terrorism is here to stay. So long as there are… states that are going to sponsor terrorism and… use terrorists as proxies, make weapons available to them, [provide] funding for them, then we can’t control terrorism,” Gen. Rawat said, as quoted by local media.
India, he suggested, has "to take the bull by its horns and strike at the root cause." It would be wrong to think that "the war on terrorism is going to end," he added.India, he suggested, has "to take the bull by its horns and strike at the root cause." It would be wrong to think that "the war on terrorism is going to end," he added.
Gen. Rawat, who spent several years leading counter-insurgency operations, hailed the activities of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – an international watchdog tackling money laundering and terrorism financing – saying that countries sponsoring extremists must be held accountable.Gen. Rawat, who spent several years leading counter-insurgency operations, hailed the activities of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – an international watchdog tackling money laundering and terrorism financing – saying that countries sponsoring extremists must be held accountable.
"Any country which is sponsoring terrorism has to be taken to task," he said. It is also crucial to tackle “the ideology of radicalization” and suppress radicalism online, Rawat suggested."Any country which is sponsoring terrorism has to be taken to task," he said. It is also crucial to tackle “the ideology of radicalization” and suppress radicalism online, Rawat suggested.
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