In his address to the plenary session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) 21st summit in Dushanbe on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about increasing radicalisation
which he stressed has become the region's biggest risk to peace, security, and trust imbalance.
Recent events in Afghanistan have made this task more evident, added Mr Modi in his six-minute virtual address.
“The twentieth anniversary of the SCO is the right time to think about the future of SCO. The biggest challenges in this area are related to peace, security and trust deficit and
the root cause of these problems is increasing radicalisation. Recent developments in Afghanistan have made this challenge clear,” said PM Modi.
He also advised that the summit should develop a shared blueprint to combat radicalism and extremism and strive to establish a strong network among moderate, tolerant, and inclusive
organisations and traditions linked with Islam.
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Highlights
- India is striving to improve its ties with Central Asia.
- PM Modi stated that no connectivity initiative can be one-way. “To ensure mutual trust, connectivity projects should be consultative, transparent and participatory. There should be respect for the territorial integrity of all countries,” said Indian PM.
- “We are celebrating SCO's 20th anniversary this year. Iran is a new member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, whom I warmly welcome. Narendra Modi went on to say, "I also welcome the three new dialogue partners, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar."
- Modi also stated that talented youngsters should be encouraged towards science and rational thinking.