India and Bahrain on Tuesday denounced terrorism calling it a "hazard" to all countries and said terrorist in one country cannot be glorified as a freedom fighter by another, an apparent reference to Pakistan's praise for Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani.
A joint statement, issued after Home Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with and Bahrain Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa here, said both the countries agreed on their strong stances against all forms of terrorism, saying "terrorism is a hazard to all countries and communities".
Rashid said Bahrain is looking forward to working with India in the fight against terrorism and in strengthening the mutual and regional security. "India and Bahrain reject the linking of terrorism to any race, religion or culture. Both the countries agreed that a terrorist in one country cannot be glorified as a freedom fighter by another, and the two sides called upon all states to reject the use of terrorism against other countries, to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of the state, and to fight terrorist infrastructure whenever it exists," it said.