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Terrorism foremost challenge for ASEAN countries: Manohar Parrikar

Expressing deep concern over the rising incidents of terrorism in recent times, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday stated that non-traditional threats and terrorism remained the foremost challenges to South East Asia region.Delivering his keynote address at the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) - Heads of Defence Universities / Colleges / Institutions Meet (HDUCIM) here, Parrikar stressed the need to oppose terrorism resolutely everywhere, delegitimize it as an instrument of state policy and cooperate unreservedly to locate and destroy terrorist networks.

Oct 06, 2016, 13:24 PM IST