S Asia must fight terror scourge collectively: Singh

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S Asia must fight terror scourge collectively: Singh

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South Asian nations must make greater efforts to fight terrorism without relying on outside help.

10 July,2011 03:07 pm

This was said by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a regional conference in New Delhi.Stressing that South Asia could prosper as a whole, Singh said there was a need to develop a culture in which the countries involved would be able to tackle the regions deep frictions.The scourge of terrorism has taken a huge toll on all our societies. It is a cancer, that if not checked, will consume us all, Singh told a gathering of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).Singh added the regions youthful population was an opportunity but also a challenge.Disaffection and alienation provide a fertile breeding ground for intolerance, violence and terrorism which then threaten our societies, he said.