NSA Ajit Doval condemns terror, says need to shun ‘double standards’ on terrorism.

NSA Ajit Doval also called for the need to counter the use of technology by the terrorists including drones for cross-border smuggling of weapons and drugs National security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday attended the meeting of NSAs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kazhakhastan’s Astana, during which he said that India is committed to further deepening ties with the member states that goes back to several centuries. Doval said that New Delhi is committed to enhancing transit trade and connectivity which must be fully respectful of sovereignty and territorial integrity of SCO member States. The NSA condemned the terror attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow on March 22 in which more than 140 people lost their lives. He conveyed to his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev, India’s solidarity with the government and the people of the Russian Federation to address the threat from terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. “Any act of terror including cross-border terrorism committed by whomsoever, wherever and for whatever motives is not justified. Perpetrators of terrorism should be effectively and expeditiously dealt with including those involved in cross-border terrorism,” Doval said at the meeting. He also stressed on the need to shun ‘double standards’ and hold accountable those who are sponsors, financiers and facilitators of terrorism.