NEW DELHI: India and UAE would work together to counter radicalisation and misuse of religion by groups and countries for inciting hatred and perpetrating acts of terrorism. It said, "The two sides condemn efforts, including by states, to use religion to justify, sustain and sponsor terrorism against other countries. The UAE is reluctant to openly condemn the Taliban who they had supported in Afghanistan in the 1990s, alongwith Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. It is actually one of the anchors that have drawn India and UAE to each other in recent years. The UAE is also the only Arab nation to support the India-sponsored Convention on international terrorism in the UN.

Source: Times of India January 26, 2017 15:22 UTC