Fight against terror is not a fight against any religion: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Updated: Mar 01, 2018, 01.05 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that fight against terror and radicalisation is not a fight against any religion.
He was speaking at the conference on Islamic heritage: Promoting understanding and moderation at Vigyan Bhavan. He was accompanied by Jordan's King Abdullah II who is on a three-day India visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India's youth should associate themselves with the humanitarian aspects of Islam and be able to use modern technology at the same time.
Every religion promotes human values, the prime minister said in his address at a conference on 'Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding & Moderation', where Jordan's King Abdullah II was also present.
India, the prime minister added, had been a "cradle of all major religions in the world".
He said the fight against terrorism and radicalisation was not against any religion, but against a mind set that misguides youth.
Indian democracy is a celebration of age old pluralism, Modi said. According to him, all faiths promote human values. "... therefore, our youth should associate themselves with the humanitarian aspects of Islam and should also able to use modern technology", he said.
The Prime Minister said that India is the birth place of Sufi thought and all religions have flourished here.
He said that the development of entire nation depends on the well being of all its citizens.
Indian democracy is a celebration of our age old plurality, Prime Minister Modi said at the conference.
Earlier, King Abdullah II of Jordan received a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
India and Jordan are expected to advance cooperation on a range of issues including tackling radicalisation and terror.
He was speaking at the conference on Islamic heritage: Promoting understanding and moderation at Vigyan Bhavan. He was accompanied by Jordan's King Abdullah II who is on a three-day India visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India's youth should associate themselves with the humanitarian aspects of Islam and be able to use modern technology at the same time.
Every religion promotes human values, the prime minister said in his address at a conference on 'Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding & Moderation', where Jordan's King Abdullah II was also present.
India, the prime minister added, had been a "cradle of all major religions in the world".
He said the fight against terrorism and radicalisation was not against any religion, but against a mind set that misguides youth.
Indian democracy is a celebration of age old pluralism, Modi said. According to him, all faiths promote human values. "... therefore, our youth should associate themselves with the humanitarian aspects of Islam and should also able to use modern technology", he said.
The Prime Minister said that India is the birth place of Sufi thought and all religions have flourished here.
He said that the development of entire nation depends on the well being of all its citizens.
Indian democracy is a celebration of our age old plurality, Prime Minister Modi said at the conference.
Earlier, King Abdullah II of Jordan received a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
India and Jordan are expected to advance cooperation on a range of issues including tackling radicalisation and terror.
