India and the US have said in unison that "they will take concrete action against all terrorist groups, including those banned by the United Nations. Both the countries condemned cross-border terrorism and demanded punishment for the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.'' Let me tell you all that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden held their first bilateral meeting at the White House last Friday. A joint statement issued after the meeting said, "The US and India stand together in the common fight against global terrorism.''

At the same time, PM Modi and President Biden confirmed that the US and India UNSCR take concrete action against all terrorist groups, including those banned by the 1267 Sanctions Committee. He also condemned cross-border terrorism and demanded that the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks be punished. At the same time, the two leaders condemned the use of terrorist proxies and stressed the importance of denying any military, financial or military assistance to terrorist groups. In fact, it can be used to launch and plan terror attacks.

You all must be aware that Pakistan-based radical cleric Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawah is the main organisation of Lashkar-e-Taiba. It was the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists who carried out the Mumbai attack in 2008. During that time, 166 people, including six US citizens, were killed in the attack. Hafiz Saeed has been declared a terrorist by the United Nations, while the US has placed a $10 million reward on him. On July 17 last year, Hafiz Saeed was arrested in a terror-financing case and Saeed is currently lodged in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail.

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