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“There are countries that still use it as an instrument of state policy”, the Prime Minister said.

“Old structures of terrorism remain and there are countries that still use it as an instrument of state policy”, Modi said during a critical intervention in a working dinner of the G20 Summit that got underway in this Mediterranean resort city.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought greater global cooperation for the return of illicit money to the country of origin.

The bomb blast in Ankara, a deeply divided political class leading to an ethnic strife, spilling over of the civil war in Syria and an economy grappling with high public and private debt – Turkey – this year’s G20 Summit presidency is an apt representation of many things that the world is struggling with today.

In a joint statement, world leaders raised the alarm over a climb worldwide movement of “foreign terrorist fighters”. Modi said the global framework for security was defined for another era and for other security challenges and there was no comprehensive global strategy to combat terrorism.

An editorial “The Modi show” in the News worldwide on Tuesday said that coming “at a time when India’s growing intolerance under the BJP government is making the news, the visit of Modi to the United Kingdom garnered sufficient controversy”.

The Indian Workers’ Association, which represents immigrant workers in Britain, expressed its solidarity with those who say “Modi is not welcome” here. The communique reflected India’s concern on adopting climate change. We have an ambitious expansion plan for nuclear energy. On the ambitious Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, especially with regard to exchange of information on cross border tax rulings, it said “we strongly urge the timely implementation of the project and encourage all countries and jurisdictions, including developing ones, to participate”. Modi has invited 110 nations to join the initiative which is expected to attract $100 billion of solar business by 2020.

Talking about Modi’s programme in Singapore, Wadhwa said the Prime Minister will deliver the prestigious Singapore Lecture soon after his arrival on the evening of November 23 from Malaysia. Stating that the grouping must align itself with the Sustainable Development Goals, he said this will stimulate faster and a more broad-based economic growth.

“All elements of the Bali package should be implemented fully. We look forward to a successful outcome at the Nairobi Meeting in December”, he said, referring to the 2013 Ministerial Meeting held in the Indonesian island in 2013 and the upcoming one in Kenya during December 15-18.

He also called on the United States to ratify the 2010 worldwide Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reforms. David Cameron was feted on his visit to India five years ago when he publicly demanded that Pakistan cease exporting terrorism, and was well aware of the Indian government’s sensitivity to the issue.