Export of terror was a common threat to the region, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told a gathering of southeast Asian leaders, a veiled reference to Pakistan.
“Export of terror, growing radicalisation and spread of extreme violence are common security threats to our societies,” Modi said while addressing the 14th India-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Laos.
“The threat is local, regional, and transitional at the same time. Our partnership with Asean seeks to craft a response through coordination, cooperation at multiple levels,” Modi said, the second time in a week he has attacked Pakistan at an international gathering.
Speaking at the G20 summit in China’s Hangzhou on Monday, Modi, without naming the neighbouring country, had said “one single nation” in South Asia was spreading “agents of terror”.
The ties between the two countries have worsened in recent months, with rhetoric on Kashmir getting shriller as violence continues in the Valley two months after a militant was killed in the state.
