Aggressive nationalism can be counterproductive: MJ Akbar

Union Minister M J Akbar today said nationalism is the only answer to terrorism but aggressive nationalism can prove to be counterproductive.

The Union Minister of State for External Affairs said those who abandon nationalism won’t be able to fight the menace of terrorism.

“When nationalism begins to wobble, it is when it becomes aggressive nationalism. So the problem is not in nationalism, but it is in aggression,” he said.

When nationalism becomes aggressive, it becomes counterproductive, he added.