India has changed mindset of world on issue of terrorism, says Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act AFSPA had been removed from large parts of the northeast and he was waiting for permanent peace in Jammu and Kashmir so it could be removed from the union territory tooSpeaking at a National Security Conclave the Union minister also asserted that India has changed the mindset of the whole world including the US on the issue of terrorismToday AFSPA has been removed from large parts of the northeast I am waiting for the day when permanent peace will come in Jammu and Kashmir and AFSPA will be removed from here too Singh saidJammu and Kashmir he said has suffered the brunt of terrorism for a long time and people here know how the poison of terrorism hollows out the societyNoting that the entire network of terrorism was operating in Jammu and Kashmir for decades he saidToday strict action has been taken against that network by weakening it to a great extent We have stopped the funding of terrorism stopped the supply of arms and drugs and along with the elimination of terrorists the work of dismantling the network of underground workers who work here is also going on Singh saidReferring to the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 Singh said while the common people of Jammu and Kashmir were kept away from the mainstream for a long time they also became a hindrance in taking action against antinational forcesWithout naming Pakistan he said countries using terrorism as a state policy have to understand very well that this game will not last longToday most of the big countries of the world are united against terrorism he said adding the joint statement issued recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden clearly shows how today India has changed the mindset of the whole world including America on the issue of terrorismIt has been clearly stated in this Joint Statement that there should be concerted action against the UN listed terrorist organisations which include LashkareTaiba JaisheMohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen It has also been said in this joint statement that Pakistan should put a stop to every terrorist act taking place in its territory and should not allow its land to be used for this he said adding Pakistan was also asked to take action against those behind the 2611 Mumbai and Pathankot attacksThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever