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Terror being 'incubated' in India's neighbourhood

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Terror being 'incubated' in India's neighbourhood With   Pakistan   obviously in mind, Prime Minister   Narendra Modi   on Wednesday said   terrorism   was being “incubated in India’s neighbourhood” and pressed for action without making any distinction against groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba,   Taliban   and   ISIS   who share the “same philosophy of hate, murder and killings”. In his address to the joint sitting of   US Congress   here, he said terrorism has to be fought with “one voice” as he commended the American Parliament for sending out a clear message by refusing to “reward” those who preach and practice terrorism for political gains, an apparent reference to the blocking of sale of 8 F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. In the course of his 45-minute speech, he covered all major aspects of the growing relationship between India and the US, particularly strategic ties and civil nuclear cooperation, and emphasised th...