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AFPAK is epicentre of terrorism: Antony | Defence Minister AK Antony has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan have emerged as the epicentre of terrorism across the world. Delivering the keynote address at an international seminar on 'Changing Nature of Conflict: Trends and Responses',
Antony said there has been an outbreak of terror-related incidents across the
world, particularly in South and South-East Asia. "Various developments over the
last few months in and around our neighbourhood, particularly in Pakistan and
Afghanistan, have thrust South Asia to the centre-stage of sub-conventional conflict
and instability", he added. He also said that today there is hardly any nation
not affected by terror and not actively involved in the War on Terror. The world
has witnessed a paradigm shift in the nature of conflicts. "Though territory related
issues retain their primacy, other issues like historical differences, ideological
biases, economic disparity, religious prejudices, energy security and water shortage
are no less a contributing factor", he said. "Modern day conflicts are not merely
confined to states, but have expanded to include sub-nationalities, terrorists
and insurgences, religious fanatics and ethnic interest", he added. Underlining
the threat of terrorists laying hands on nuclear weapons, Antony said the consequences
of such a situation are unimaginable. "The conventional Armed Forces need to maintain
edge over such non-conventional players," he said. Antony also called for more
synergy among security agencies, both nationally and internationally, to tackle
such threats. |
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