In an apparent reference to Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said any compromise with such forces only encourages those responsible for terrorism.
International terrorism remains a major threat to peace and stability, he said inaugurating the foreign policy dialogue with London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.
New Delhi, Dec 13: India on Thursday said the collapse of state structures in countries in its west has led to terrorism, extremism and radicalism, which are affecting economic growth in the country.
In an apparent reference to Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said any compromise with such forces only encourages those responsible for terrorism.
International terrorism remains a major threat to peace and stability, he said inaugurating the foreign policy dialogue with London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.
"Large areas abutting India to the west have seen the collapse of state structures and the absence of governance or the writ of the state, with the emergence of multiple centres of power," Menon said.
The results, in the form of terrorism, extremism and radicalism, are felt by the people of India, he said.
"We in India have directly suffered the consequences of the linkages and relationships among terrorist organisations, support structures and funding mechanisms, centred upon our immediate neighbourhood, and transcending national borders," Menon said.
He said with the advent of globalisation, risk factors that threaten systemic stability come from larger global issues like terrorism, energy security and environmental and climate change.
"These are the issues that will impact directly on India's ability to grow and expand our strategic autonomy," Menon said.
