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Last updated: Jun 23, 2023 at 04:41 am IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a press conference with President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Thursday. (photo: AP)
In a joint statement issued as Modi paid a state visit to Washington, the two leaders called for action against extremist groups based in Pakistan.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi in warning Pakistan to crack down on transnational terrorists targeting New Delhi.
In a joint statement released as Modi paid a state visit to Washington, the two leaders called for action against extremist groups based in Pakistan such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
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“They strongly condemned cross-border terrorism and the use of terrorist agents and called on Pakistan to take immediate action to ensure that no territory under its control is used to launch terrorist attacks,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. .
India and the United States also expressed “deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Myanmar,” where the military overthrew a nascent civilian government in 2021.
The two countries called for “the release of all arbitrary detainees, the establishment of constructive dialogue and the transition of Myanmar towards a comprehensive federal democratic system.”
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Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Modi said there could be no “if-ifs” in dealing with terrorism and sought action against state sponsors of terrorism, in a veiled attack on Pakistan.
Addressing the joint meeting of the US Congress, Prime Minister Modi said that more than two decades after 9/11 and more than a decade after 26/11 in Mumbai, extremism and terrorism remain an urgent threat to the entire world.
These ideologies continue to take on new identities and forms, but their intentions are the same. Terrorism is an enemy of mankind and there can be no whether to deal with it. Modi said in his 60-minute English speech.
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