Panaji: President A P J Abdul Kalam has emphasised the need to develop sophisticated technologies for interrogation of terrorists and to access, analyse and unearth the network and overall strategies behind the scene.

"Both India and the United States can work together to bring synergy in these endeavours among the scientists and technologists and evolve specific programmes," Kalam, who is on a two-day visit to Goa, said.

Speaking at an Indo-US workshop on 'Science and Technology to counter terrorism' in south Goa, about 45 kms from Panaji last night (Jan 12, 2004), he said, "A developing nation is more susceptible to the problems of terrorism in view of the dynamics of the society with increased population, unemployment among the youth, uneven economic growth and ethnic disparities."

Hence, the solution should be multi-dimensional with short term and long term measures, Kalam said.

"Since the problem of terrorism has multi-factorial genesis, the solution has to be comprehensive and multi-dimensional one. We need a world organisation to establish a society free from terrorism. Education with value system, transforming religion into spiritual force and economic development are three areas which needs attention," he added.

Kalam said, "Within the next two decades, with the depletion of natural resources we would encounter a totally new situation of acute shortage of water, energy and minerals.

"No single nation will be able to handle the situation by itself. Humanity will require mega missions for harnessing solar energy, drinking water from sea water and the present reasons for conflict will become insignificant," Kalam said.

Tracing the routes to terrorism, Kalam said there were four routes to terrorism. Within the country, cross-border terrorism, international terrorism and combination of all the three.

"Terrorism within the country arises out of political differences leading to taking vengeance by individuals, leaders and followers.

"Cross-border terrorism arises out of defeats in conventional war and religious fanaticism. International terrorism arises out of large wealth and wealth generation capability gap between countries and poverty level coupled with religious fanaticism. Democracies in the world have come together to synergise their efforts towards countering global terrorism leading to global peace. This would be probably the long term solution to eliminate the terrorism in this planet within the next two decades," he said.