Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, during the virtual Non-Alignment Meeting made an indirect reference to Pakistan by saying that some countries were spreading terrorism in the midst of a global pandemic caused by COVID-19.
Mr. Modi called for a more representative world order post COVID-19 and urged the World Health Organization to build health capacities in developing countries.
PM Modi in a video statement to the NAM Contact Group said “Even as we fight the corona virus, some people are busy spreading other deadly viruses like terrorism, fake news and doctored videos to divide communities and countries”
Mr. Modi’s remarks come in the light of the increasing incidents of cross-border terrorism and ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir.
The reference to “fake news” and “dividing communities and countries” comes across as a sly dig at Pakistan’s attempt to malign India’s image on social media and to create a rift in the good relationship that India shares with other Gulf countries.