He made the remarks while receiving French President Francois Hollande's Diplomatic Advisor Jacques Audibert who is on India visit for the 26th round of India-France Strategic Dialogue which he co-chaired with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval yesterday.
Modi described France as one of India's most important global partners that has stood with India through both good and difficult moments.
Welcoming closer cooperation between India and France for meeting their "many shared security challenges", he pitched for a comprehensive approach to combating terrorism.
He did not make mention of any country specifically but his remarks about countries having safe havens was an apparent reference to Pakistan, which is used by terrorists as a base to carry out attacks in India.
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