India, US and Israel have special responsibility in dealing with ISIS problem: Subramanian Swamy

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said that India, United States and Israel have special responsibility in countering the global threat posed by the ISIS. Commenting on the U.S.'s decision to take the offensive against ISIS to Syria, Swamy said, "It is extremely necessary, because, the ISIS is a threat to the world, they have declared themselves as a caliphate, and the caliphate requires all Muslims, in whichever country they are, to forget about their nationality and become an international citizen of the caliphate."

"They (ISIS) are using very brutal and use primitive methods for killing people and dishonouring women. Therefore, they are a threat to our civilization. I think that India, the United States and Israel have a special responsibility because of our different strengths. India has manpower strength, the United States has weapons strength and Israelis have intelligence strength," he added. Swamy further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should offer help to the U.S. in their effort to curtail the growing influence of the ISIS.

"I think that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the United States, he should offer full cooperation to the United States in this effort," he said. U.S. President Barack Obama had earlier said that U.S. air strikes that have been targeting the jihadists in Iraq will also be expanded to cover ISIS targets in Syria. Obama warned that he will not hesitate to take military actions against ISIS in Iraq or Syria because they threaten America's security. He added that the U.S. will hunt down the terrorists wherever they are.