Male: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday that state sponsorship of terrorism is the biggest threat the humanity is facing today as he urged the world leaders to unite for combating the menace. Addressing the Maldivian Parliament, the Majlis, Modi said that relations between India and Maldives are older than history. "Today I want to emphasise that every Indian was with you for the strengthening of democracy in the Maldives," he said. Terrorism is not just a threat for a country but to the entire civilization, he said.

"The world community has organised conventions and meetings on global challenges like the climate change, now it should also come together on the issue of terrorism. It is time for a global conference on terrorism," Modi said. He said that terrorists neither have banks nor note printing machines or factory of arms. Yet they never lack in money and weapons. "Where do they find all this? Who gives them these facilities?" he asked. "It is very unfortunate that people are still making the mistake of distinguishing between good terrorists and bad terrorists. "State sponsorship of terrorism is the biggest threat the world is facing today," Modi said, in an apparent reference to Pakistan. India in the past has blamed Pakistan for carrying out terrorist attacks in the country and asked it to stop supporting terror outfits operating from its soil. "The water is now rising above the head," Modi said as he urged the world leaders to unite for combating the menace. "Combating terrorism and radicalisation is the most accurate test of the leadership in the world," he said. In support of freedom, democracy, prosperity and peace in the Maldives, India is standing side by side with the Maldives, Modi said.