National Security Advisor Ajit Doval made this powerful speech lauding India's role in the fight against terrorism.
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00:00Despite having around 200 million Muslims, the involvement of Indian citizens in the global terrorism has been incredibly low.
00:09The deep spiritual content of Hinduism and Islam brought the people together and helped in bringing about a social and intellectual understanding of each other.
00:30India has also been a victim of terrorism for many decades.
00:55Terrorism is not linked to any religion. It is the individuals who get misguided.
01:00And probably it is the duty of the spiritual and physical people to see that they can belong to any religion, any faith, any political system, any political ideology,
01:10but anyone who takes the path of violence will have to be countered as effectively and with all the tools that are possible.
01:21As an inclusive democracy, India has successfully managed to provide space for all its citizens, regardless of their religious, ethnic and cultural identities.
01:34Amongst its numerous religious groups, Islam occupies a unique and significant position of pride, with India being home to the second largest Muslim population in the world.
01:48The deep spiritual content of Hinduism and Islam brought the people together and helped in bringing about a social and intellectual understanding of each other.
02:00It gave rise to a distinct and vibrant expression of peace and harmony, notwithstanding the vagaries of political ups and downs.
02:12While historians have focused more on the political events, they have failed to capture this underlying spirit of accommodation, tolerance and respect,
02:25the powerful societal undercurrents that brought the people together and cemented their relations.
02:33As a proud civilizational state, India believes in promoting tolerance, dialogue and cooperation to deal with the challenges of our time.
02:43It was no coincidence that despite having around 200 million Muslims, the involvement of Indian citizens in global terrorism has been incredibly low.
02:57Yet the challenge of extremism and global terrorism compels us not to lower our guards, to preserve the security and stability within our borders and also rise to the security challenges beyond.
03:15India has been leading the fight, the fight against individuals and organizations who are promoting extremism, narcotics and terrorism.
03:26India has actively been working to combat terrorism through various means including strengthening its security apparatus, enacting new laws and cooperating with other countries to prevent terrorist activities.
03:40However, in this war against terrorism, even in the face of great provocation, India has steadfastly upheld the rule of law, rights of its citizens and protection of human values and human rights.
03:57India is an extremely responsible power, but when the need for a hot pursuit against terrorist elements was felt, we have gone all out to destroy terrorism in our national interest.
04:10One earth, one family, one future. Either we stay together or we are doomed to stay together. If we have to stay together, we have to cooperate.