A lone fight against terrorism for India: Joshi

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, NOV. 2. The international offensive against terrorism, in the opinion of the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, has not changed anything for India as the country has to fight against its own brand of terrorism alone.

Dr. Joshi was speaking at a function organised in the Aapravasi Ghat of Mauritius today to commemorate the 167th anniversary of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers in the island nation.

Stating that terrorism was a menace to humanity, he said India had been telling the world that international terrorism had no place in civilised society and needed to be dealt with by nations unitedly without discrimination as it had no geographical boundaries or specific characteristics.

Terrorism becomes particularly dangerous when inspired, aided, encouraged and abetted by a neighbour. ``The powerful nations have full information about problems faced by India due to terrorism in which thousands of lives have been lost over the years. In contrast to the present scenario, India is fighting the battle against terrorism alone''.

Dr. Joshi, who is in Mauritius as the Prime Minister's special envoy at the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's visit to the island, waxed eloquent on the Father of the Nation and his message. Of the view that the world would never be free of differences, oppression and injustice, he said the only way to deal with them was through the Gandhian concept of non-violence.

The Aapravasi Day function was attended among others by the President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. The two countries are collaborating to build a memorial at Aapravasi Ghat as a tribute to the indomitable spirit of the indentured labourers from India who laid the foundation for the Mauritius of today. India is also helping Mauritius in the restoration of the Aapravasi Ghat.

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