Union Home Minister Amit Shah said terrorism is the biggest violation of Human Rights and ‘cross-border cooperation’ is very important to fight ‘cross-border terrorism’, without this we cannot fight cross-border terrorism.
Addressing the concluding session of the 90th INTERPOL General Assembly in New Delhi, he said INTERPOL is the best platform for this. Shri Shah emphasized that first of all countries have to agree on the definition of ‘terrorism’ and ‘terrorist’. If there is no consensus on the definitions of ‘terrorism’ and ‘terrorist’, then we cannot fight the global battle in unison.
The Union Home Minister said that the commitment to fight against terrorism together and narratives like ‘good terrorism, bad terrorism’ and ‘terrorist attack – big or small’… both cannot go together. He said that it is also necessary to build a consensus on the challenge of terrorist ideology being spread from across the border by online radicalization.
He said we cannot see it as political ideology. If we consider the promotion of online radicalization as a political problem, then our fight against terrorism will be half-hearted. Let us all commit to ensure that the effective fight against terrorism must be long-lasting, comprehensive and sustainable. Shri Shah said India is committed to fight all forms of global terrorism and work with INTERPOL to provide technical assistance and human resources.
Amit Shah said in the last 100 years, INTERPOL has become a comprehensive and effective forum of 195 countries, which is playing a vital role in cracking down on crimes around the world. Shri Shah said India is one of the oldest members of INTERPOL and India has been associated with INTERPOL since 1949. In today’s world a platform like INTERPOL is very important and vital for cooperation and multilateralism.
He said in today’s world of data and information revolution, the nature of both crime and criminal has changed. At present there is no geographical boundary of crime, if such crimes and criminals are to be stopped, then all of us have to think and act above the Conventional Geographical Border.
Amit Shah said that in view of the ‘criminal syndicates’ colluding at the international level using modern technology, there is no reason why countries should not cooperate and coordinate with each other.
He said our police and law enforcement agencies are faced with the twin challenge of enforcing the law within the ambit of the sovereignty of the State and understanding the global nature of crime, detecting criminals, and worrying about justice. Shri Shah said amidst these challenges, the role of INTERPOL in easing the work of security agencies is important, and this will be even more important in the future.
