India & France discuss radical terrorism, assert 'shouldn't postpone coordinated response'

India on Friday reiterated its support to France against backdrop of recent terror attacks in country talking how two countries shared a common threat of 'terrorism and ricalism'. During a dialogue between India's Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla and French diplomats including Secretary-General Francois Delattre, India and France reinforced ir resolve to strengn ir key partnership for progress with India strongly condemning militant attacks in country. 

"Terrorism and ricalism that gives rise to it are most chilling form of censorship. y threaten our cherished democratic freedoms and our shared republican ideals. events of past week in Paris and Nice have been horrific. India stands by France," said Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla, as per an official statement. 

"We cant pretend such actions come from simply lone-wolf initiatives and misguided individuals. re is an infrastructure of ricalism, including its online manifestations, that comes into play. It has backing of states and organised institutions. You kw who y are. We cant and should t postpone a coordinated and definitive response," statement ded. 

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India stands with France: PM Modi

Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted on horrific knife attack in a French church expressing his condolences to families of victims and citizens of France. Strongly condemning heius attack, PM Modi declared that India stood by France in fight against terrorism. PM Modi's support to France comes hours after three people lost ir lives in a brutal knife attack inside a church in Sourn French city of Nice.

attack comes weeks after a French teacher was brutally decapitated in a similar manner by a man who allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, outrd after teacher showed cartoons of Prophet Muhamm in class. French President Emmanuel Macron said that teacher, Samuel Paty, "was killed because Islamists want ir future" strongly declaring that France would "t give up its cartoons". President Emmanuel Macron's tough stance on Islamist terror has sent waves of displeasures across Islamic nations. 

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