Modi calls Pakistan incubator of terrorism

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi used some of his strongest words yet to attack Pakistan, describing it as the incubator of terrorism in South Asia—a country that he said was bent upon exporting violence in a region that sought economic prosperity. In his speech at the East Asia Summit in Vientiane, capital of Laos, which had the likes of US President Barack Obama among the audience, Modi warned of “competing geo-politics, traditional and non-traditional challenges” threatening peace in the region.

“We need to target not only terrorists but also their entire supporting ecosystem. And our strongest action must be reserved for those state actors who employ terrorism as an instrument of state policy,” Modi said on Thursday.