Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Tuesday underlined the common Islamic heritage of both India and Central Asia
which has always rejected the forces of extremism and strongly pitched for
enhanced defence and security cooperation between the two to combat terrorism.
On his first visit to Central Asian
countries, Modi, whoflew to Kazakhstan's capital
from Uzbekistan earlier inthe day,
asserted that both India and Central Asia can-
not achieve their full potential
without each other and nor will the region be more
stable without the cooperation
between the two.
Addressing a gathering at the
Nazerbayev University,the Prime Minister said, "We
live at the frontier of instability.
We live close to the crucibleof
extremism and terrorism.We see terrorism spawned by nations and groups. Today,we
also see cyber space become a platform without borders for terror to draw recruits
to its cause.
"So, during this visit, we will
strengthen our defence and security cooperation in the region. But, we will
also combat terrorism by the strength of our values and
our commitment to humanism."
Asserting that he has come to write
a "new chapter in an ancient relationship", Modi said, "the
Islamic heritage of both India and Central Asia
is defined by the highest ideals of
Islam - knowledge, piety, compassion and wel-
fare. This is a heritage founded on
the principle of love and devotion.
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