New Delhi:  India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday emphasided that all terrorist attacks deserve equal outrage and action and said that the intensity of the reaction to the various attacks can't be based on its place of occurrence.
The Prime Minister's statement came while speaking  the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Countering Financing of Terrorism in New Delhi.

"We realise that even a single attack is one too many. Even a single life lost is one too many. Therefore, we will not rest until terrorism is uprooted. It is significant that this conference is taking place in India. Our country faced horrors of terrorism long before the world took it seriously. Over the decades, terrorism in different forms tried to hurt India, but we've fought terrorism bravely" he said.

The Prime Minister also emphasised the significance of addressing the "source of financing for terrorism." It is even more crucial that we attack the source of terror financing because "nobody loves an area that is continuously under threat, and as a result, the livelihood of people is taken away," Prime Minister Modi said.

He described terrorism as an attack on humanity, freedom, and civilization and declared that there is no room for an "ambiguous approach while dealing with a global issue."

The intensity of the response to different attacks cannot be based on where they occurred; all terrorist attacks deserve equal outrage and action. Additionally, there are occasionally indirect arguments made in favour of terrorism to block action against terrorists. In an ideal world, there should be no need for anyone to remind the world of the dangers of terrorism, but there are still some false beliefs about terrorism in some circles.

The conference will provide a special forum for participating countries and organisations to discuss the effectiveness of the current global counter-terrorism financing regime and the steps necessary to meet new challenges, read  statement from the Prime Minister's office (PMO).

The conference will expand on the successes and insights of the two prior gatherings, which took place in Paris in April 2018 and Melbourne in November 2019. Also, it would aim to improve international collaboration in order to deny terrorists access to funding and permissive countries.

Around 450 people from all over the world, including ministers, heads of multilateral organisations, and heads of delegations for the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),  will participate.

Four sessions will be held during the conference, with the topics of "Global Trends in Terrorism and Terrorist Financing", "Use of Formal and Informal Channels of Funds for Terrorism", "Emerging Technologies and Terrorist Financing", and "International Co-operation to Address Challenges in Combating Terrorist Financing" being the main points of discussion.

PM Modi opened the conference earlier today, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will close it out by expressing India's resolve in combating terrorism and its support mechanisms for doing so successfully.

As Pakistan and Afghanistan will not be attending the international event, India stated on Thursday that confirmation from China is still pending.

However, 78 nations and multilateral organisations, including ministers from 20 nations, have confirmed their attendance at the two-day meeting being held here in the national capital on November 18 and November 19.

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