India, UK are natural partners in global fight against terrorism: PM Modi

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday drew the attention of British MPs to terrorism, extremism and radicalisation and said that India and the United Kingdom are natural partners in the global fight against terrorism.

Hosting an eight-member delegation of British Parliamentarians here, PM Modi also said that India and UK ties "have strong bipartisan support in both countries" and called for enhanced interactions between MPs of both countries.

PM @narendramodi also said that India and UK are natural partners in the global fight against terrorism. — PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 14, 2017

PM also urged the Parliamentarians to continue to raise their collective voice against terrorism, extremism and radicalization. — PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 14, 2017

PM said India & UK ties have strong bipartisan support in both countries & called for enhanced interactions between MPs of both countries.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 14, 2017

The Prime Minister welcomed the celebration of 2017 as the India-UK Year of Culture. — PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 14, 2017

PM recalled the deliberations during his visit to UK in November 2015 & PM @theresa_may's visit to India in November 2016. @Number10gov — PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 14, 2017

PM's interaction with British MPs assumes significance as the UK Parliament had discussed on January 20 a resolution on Kashmir in the context of "escalation of violence and breaches of international human rights"

The resolution had called on "the (British) government to encourage Pakistan and India to commence peace negotiations to establish a long-term solution on the future governance of Kashmir based on the right of the Kashmiri people to determine their own future in accordance with the provisions of UN Security Council resolutions."

India has been maintaining that cross-border terrorism, emanating from Pakistan and territories held by it, is blocking any resolution of the Kashmir issue and holding up talks between the two countries.

At the same time, PM Modi fondly recalled his own visit to the UK in November 2015, and the visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May to India in November last year.

He also welcomed the celebration of 2017 as the India-UK Year of Culture.

(With PTI inputs)