India flags bioterrorism threat
India has emphasized the importance of global coordination to check the spread of bioterrorism Read Full Article at RT.com
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The issue transcends borders and requires a coordinated international response, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has said
India has highlighted the threat from bioterrorism as a major global concern, calling for adequate preparations to respond to the danger.
Addressing a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) on Monday, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said bioterrorism moves fast, defying borders and overwhelming control systems.
The BWC remains the guardrail between innovation and misuse of activities in the area of life sciences, Jaishankar said.
“Disease must never be used as a weapon,” he said. “Biology must serve peace, not advance harm. Misuse by non-state actors is no longer a distant possibility.”
❗️“Whether Biological Threat is Natural, Accidental or Deliberate, it Moves Fast - It Defies Borders, and it Can and Has Overwhelmed Systems”:
