New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has affirmed that terrorism is the biggest enemy of mankind and the biggest danger to the world peace.
Addressing the 78th session of Institut de Droit International (IDI), Institute of International Law, at the NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, Naidu said India in later years and particularly after the September 11 attacks put considerable effort in fighting international terrorism.
"Several conventions resulted from the efforts exerted under the auspices of the United Nations. Mention may be made in this connection of the SAARC convention on the suppression of international terrorism as well as the Indian proposal to conclude a comprehensive convention on suppression of international terrorism now under consideration of the UN," he said.
"...That's the need of the hour...the biggest danger to the world peace is from terror. Terror has no religion, it has no colour and it has no sex. But, unfortunately some people are trying to mix terror and religion for their own narrow political and partisan ends.
"The world community must be aware of the evil designs of these forces and see to it that we all come together for an agreement at the earliest to have a comprehensive convention on suppression of international terrorism," the vice president said.
Naidu further said, "Terrorism is the biggest enemy of the mankind. I underline and I urge upon the international community particularly the lawyers and professionals to come to some understanding and bring stringent laws in their respective countries and broad international agreement on fighting terror and ending all sources of terror."
He said, "What has happened in India the pain was not felt by others earlier but now today what has happened in the US, what has happened in European countries and different parts of the world”.
Everybody is becoming a victim...that's why I said it's an enemy of humanity and it should be curbed mercilessly. And it should be curbed legally, politically and administratively and it should be curbed by creating awareness among the people, he added.