At dinner hosted by Obama, indian PM Modi urges the world to unite against terrorism

PrimeMinisterNarendraModionThursdaymadeastrongpleafortheworldtouniteagainstterrorismandsaid"withoutpreventionandprosecutionofactsofterrorismthereisnodeterrenceagainstnuclearterrorism."

"Dropthenotionthatterrorismissomeoneelse'sproblemandthat"his"terroristisnot"my"terrorist,"PMModisaidattheworkingdinnerhostedbyUSPresidentObamaattheNuclearSecuritySummit.

"Terrorismisgloballynetworked.But,westillactonlynationallytocounterthisthreat,"PMModisaid.Urginggreatercooperationbetweennations,PMModisaid,"Terrorhasevolved.Terroristsareusing21stcenturytechnology.Butourresponsesarerootedinthepast."

"Thereachandsupplychainsofterrorismareglobal;butgenuinecooperationbetweennationstatesisnot,"hesaid.

"Nuclearsecuritymustremainanabidingnationalpriority.AllStatesmustcompletelyabidebytheirinternationalobligations,"thePMsaid.

ThePrimeMinisterhighlightedthreecontemporaryfeaturesofterrorismthatneededworld'simmediateattention.

"First,today'sterrorismusesextremeviolenceastheatre,"thePMsaid.

"Second,wearenolongerlookingforamaninacave,butwearehuntingforaterroristinacitywithacomputerorasmartphone,"hesaid.

"Third,Stateactorsworkingwithnucleartraffickersandterroristspresentthegreatestrisk,"PMModisaid.

PMModisaidthatBrusselsterrorattacksshowhowrealandimmediateisthethreattonuclearsecurityfromterrorism.HesaidPresidentObamahasdonegreatservicetoglobalsecuritybyputtingspotlightonnuclearsecurity.

PrimeMinisterNarendraModiisintheUSonthesecondlegofhisthree-nationtourtoattendtheNuclearSecuritySummit2016.OnWednesday,PMwasinBrussels.FromUS,hewillgotoAbuDhabibeforereturningtoIndia.

(THETIMESOFINDIA)