The Bay of Bengal countries, five of whom are SAARC members, on Monday said terrorists should not be glorified as martyrs. But the strong statement still fell short on making a reference to cross-border terrorism or the Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. “There should be no glorification of terrorists as martyrs,” the BIMSTEC leaders’ retreat outcome statement said. Pared down, this reflects India’s concern about Pakistan sponsoring terror and using its territory for terror attacks against India. Read| Talk on terror, trade, Bimstec: Five takeaways from the 8th BRICS Summit

Source: Hindustan Times October 17, 2016 08:53 UTC