Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on November 18, referred to state-sponsored terror as a “painful cancer”, calling it the leading cause of unsustainable security, reports Indian Express. Speaking at the sixth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Singh said, “It is so much worse when terrorists are aided, abetted, armed, financed and sheltered by states. The interplay between states and non-state actors, used as proxies to foment violence, has worsened this menace. The persistence of State-sponsored terrorism is not just a painful cancer, it is also the leading reason for unsustainable security.”