New Delhi: India on February 11 asked US to end the dichotomy of its stand on terrorism and said "zero tolerance" should not be confined to the September 11 attack but also the terrorist strikes on Indian Parliament and elsewhere in the world.

In an apparent reference to Washington's "soft approach" towards Pakistan which is engaged in cross-border terrorism against India, Union Urban Development Minister Ananth Kumar said, "The US should end its dichotomy. The global alliance against terrorism has to be focused and transparent."

The minister was addressing the ongoing International Youth Conference on Terrorism, organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s youth wing.

"There was no justification for the attack on the World Trade Centre or Pentagon and there was no justification for the December 13 attack on Indian Parliament, the terrorist attacks in Bali, Kenya and other places. The global alliance will have to extend the 'zero tolerance' beyond the September 11 attack to include the Parliament attack and other terrorist activities worldwide," he said.

Asserting terrorism was a "continuous attack" on the basic Human Right to life, he said, "There was no justification of or compromise with slavery and apartheid. Similarly, there cannot be any justification of or compromise with a mean and cowardly act like terrorism."

Outlining a multi-pronged strategy, he said the youth must understand terrorism, campaign against, pre-empt and fight against it.

International experts including Virginia Mullin, Rohan Gunaratne and Maj Gen Afsir Karim also spoke.

PTI