Terrorism among most flagrant threats to international peace, security: Muraleedharan

India has called for implementing "without exceptions or double standards" all existing international laws to combat terrorists and their enablers, saying terrorism is among the most flagrant threats to international peace and security.

In his address at the Non Aligned the Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting on the sidelines of 74th UN General Assembly, V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, said the myriad problems that confront the world and threaten the future generations respect neither physical nor political boundaries.

"What is worse, they have a disproportionately adverse impact on developing countries. Climate change, terrorism, endemic poverty, under development, pandemics, etc. can only be defeated together, not alone," the minister said in a statement.

"Terrorism is among the most flagrant threats not only to international peace and security but to the very principles we are discussing today," he said, adding that "The only way to fight this scourge is to strengthen and implement, without exceptions or double standards, all existing international laws and mechanisms to combat terrorists and their enablers."