Warning that to look at terrorism through blinkers of any particular religion, region or any cause like poverty will be a "dangerous delusion," India favoured global action to tackle the menace of which it has been the "world's biggest victim."

In an obvious reference to Pakistan, India's ambassador to the US Ronen Sen said India was "adjacent" to the "biggest source and destination of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction" and also to the "largest concentration of terrorists."

The worst case scenario for India is the volatile mix of the two, he said at a panel discussion on Israel's deepening relations with New Delhi and Turkey under the aegis of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee in Washington.

"Terrorism is a hydra headed monster. It is global. To look at it through blinkers of any particular religion, any particular region or any particular so-called cause would be not only dangerous, but also a dangerous delusion because this is a phenomenon which is global and has to be tackled globally," Sen said.

Sen also rejected the notion of terrorism being associated with poverty. "That is an argument we don't buy," he said making the point that if this rationale was indeed true "India would be the country churning out the most number of terrorists."

This is a truly global issue and we cannot put a label on it, the Indian envoy said, adding, "the sooner the world realises that it is a global phenomenon, it will be better."

India has always condemned terrorism from any quarter or group for it is not a matter of principle or rhetoric, but because "we have been the world's biggest victims of terrorism," Sen said during the interactive session with a large audience on Monday evening.

On India's position on Iran, Sen said it was "very clear" that New Delhi believed that Tehran should honour obligations and commitments it "voluntarily accepted."

"We are adjacent to the largest global concentration of terrorists," Sen said adding, India's worst case scenario is the mix of the two in its neighbourhood.

"It is against India's national security interests to have another nuclear state in our area," he added.