Hinting at Pakistan, PM Modi talks about extremism and regressive thinking in address to UNGA
India TodayPrime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a coherent message on cross-country terrorism during his speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. “Countries with regressive thinking that are using terrorism as a political tool need to understand that terrorism is an equally big threat for them,” PM Modi said during his speech at the UN Headquarters in New York. Highlighting the situation in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s rise there, the Indian Prime Minister said, “It needs to be ensured that the land of Afghanistan is not used for spreading terrorism and terror attacks.” Regressive Thinking, political tool,, pic.twitter.com/vjjehd6Kjz — PMO India September 25, 2021 PM Modi said that development based on science and rational thinking was the need of the hour to tackle the growing challenges of regressive thinking and extremism. Regressive Thinking Extremism, Science-Based, Rational Progressive Thinking pic.twitter.com/re85tdNpfe — PMO India September 25, 2021 Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was that reforms in India would help in transforming the world. Prime Minister Modi, who is on a three-day US trip, also said that in order to strengthen the rules-based world order, the international community must speak in unison, in an apparent reference to China which is flexing its military muscles in the Indo-Pacific.