He also pledged USD 1 million to the Nuclear Safety Fund of the IAEA, second such contribution by India in as many years, and highlighted the measures put in place at home to enhance safety and security in the atomic field, including ways to deal with the nuclear waste.
Referring to the recent terror attacks in Brussels, he said it showed how real and immediate the threat to nuclear security is from terrorism and that all countries must completely adhere to their international obligations in this regard.
"Terrorism is globally networked. But, we still act only nationally to counter this threat... Drop the notion that terrorism is someone else's problem and that 'his' terrorist is not 'my' terrorist," he said in a message to the global community.
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Outlining three contemporary features of terror that the world should focus on, the Prime Minister said today's terrorism uses extreme violence as 'theatre'.
"Second, we are no longer looking for a man in a cave, but we are hunting for a terrorist in a city with a computer or a smart phone.
"Third, state actors working with nuclear traffickers and terrorists present the greatest risk," he said, in an apparent reference to Pakistan whose top scientist A Q Khan had been indulging in proliferation of nuclear technology.
priority. All States must completely abide by their international obligations," Modi said at the fourth such Summit.
Praising the US President for his initiative on nuclear security, Modi said Obama's legacy must endure.
"By putting spotlight on nuclear security, Obama has done great service to global security," he said.
Giving details of the Prime Minister's interventions, Joint Secretary (Disarmament) in the External Affairs Amandeep Singh Gill said he highlighted the threat perception with regard to nuclear terrorism, particularly against the backdrop of Brussels attacks.
The points in Modi's intervention included the actions India has been taking and will be taking to ensure safety and security of its nuclear programme.
India's continued focus on strengthening the technological dimension of the nuclear programme was among other aspects of the Prime Minister's intervention, the official said.
Among other points of highlight in Modi's intervention was India's shift from use of nuclear materials with radioactive potential, particularly in the medical field, to reduce vulnerability of exposure.
Gill said India will continue to engage with IAEA, the international watchdog in nuclear field, with regard to nuclear safety and security. In this context, seminars will be hosted by India with participation of IAEA experts.
At the Summit, India announced contribution of USD 1 million to IAEA Nuclear Security Fund. India had made a similar contribution at the 2012 NSS Summit in Seoul.
"We are going to engage with the IAEA on its nuclear security advisory services," Gill told reporters.
In his intervention, Modi underscored the continued priority attached to nuclear security at home by continued strengthening of the institutional framework, by strengthening the independence of the regulators by devoting resources by devoting resources for training people in nuclear security and by continuing to reflect its international obligations in India's national actions.
India, he said, would also be joining the so-called tri-lateral initiative, which is the joint statement of the previous three co-chairs of the Nuclear Security Summit.
India also announced its decision to join three other areas of "gift baskets" in priority areas of like sharing of best practices through centers of excellence.
India is also planning to hold a few international meetings in the areas of nuclear security and counter-nuclear smuggling.
India will also host a meeting on global effort to combat nuclear terrorism in 2017.
"We would like to maintain the momentum on nuclear security issues as Prime Minister pointed out yesterday, this is the time to maintain our vigil on nuclear terrorism," Gill said.
"He underlined that we (governments) need to catch up with the tools, technologies and methods being deployed by the terrorists in contemporary times," Gill said.
The White House intervention pertained to what is India's assessment regarding to nuclear security threat.
Friday's intervention at the by Modi at the plenary session was about India's national action plan to tackle the threat, Gill pointed out.