India will root for joint efforts to address terrorism including action against countries providing safe havens and arms to terrorists at the BRICS summit next week in Goa. The BRICS summit is taking place in the backdrop of deteriorating Indo-Pak relations following an attack by Pakistan-based terrorists at army base in Uri that killed 19 soldiers and retaliatory surgical strikes by India to neutralise terror launch pads along the Line of Control (LoC). Read | Govt plans massive public outreach for Brics summit with 90 eventsBriefing reporters, secretary (Economic relations) in external affairs ministry Amar Sinha said, “Agenda is drawn in a broad-brush manner. He added that “there would be very strong paragraphs (in the BRICS outcome document) on terrorism including how to deal with countries that provide sanctuaries and safe havens. Three MoUs including those on cooperation in the area of environment and customs have been agreed upon by the BRICS countries, Sinha said, adding the pact pertaining to customs will help in breaking the trade barriers among these countries.

Source: Hindustan Times October 08, 2016 03:33 UTC