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U.S. must consult India, China, Russia on

tackling terrorism: Karzai
According to him, the other option to deal with the rising problem is "the return to
morality in international politics."
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called upon the United States
and its allies to seek advice from and consult with the three emerging great powers -India, China and Russia -- to tackle the problem of terrorism or extremism in the world.
Addressing a gathering of senior Sri Lankan officials, both civilian and military, and
diplomats of Sri Lanka and other countries at a seminar organised by the Sri Lanka Army
(SLA) here, Mr Karzai said: "If they [the U.S. and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation on the one hand and India, China and Russia, on the other] see eye to eye;
begin to consult on the rights and wrongs of todays world order to end human suffering,
we will see without a doubt a more stable international order and less suffering for us.
Mr. Karzai suggested this as one of the two options to deal with the problem of terrorism
or extremism, which, he said, was on the rise. The other option mentioned by him was
the return to morality in international politics.
Balance of power
As part of this option, he said each country should conduct politics, domestic and
international, with some moral restrictions. If this was not possible, let there be a
return to the system of balance of power, as existed when the U.S./NATO and the former
Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact were the dominant players in the world. At least, we had
security and peace as a consequence of balance of power in the world.
Describing the narrow definition of national interests as the culprit for the spread of
extremism or terrorism, he said it was absolutely impossible for any non-state actor to
be able to inflict damage on any country or society without a back-up support system,
which could be provided only by a state or a state structure. Ethnicity and religion were
the means being used by one country against another country.
It is a common threat
Mr. Karzai emphasised that the problem of terrorism would not be eliminated unless the
international community began to see terrorism as a common threat to all.
Arvind Gupta, Indias Deputy National Security Adviser, said cooperation with Sri Lanka
was an integral part of Indias approach to maritime security and India would work
closely with its neighbour in addressing shared challenges in the areas of security and
development.
B.M. U. D. Dissanayake, Sri Lankas Defence Secretary, said the seminar, being held since
2011, was meant for sharing knowledge and experiences on regional and global issues of
security.