Terrorism Will Not Be Easily Wiped Out From Global Agenda, Says Envoy Kamboj
2 years, 3 months ago

Terrorism Will Not Be Easily Wiped Out From Global Agenda, Says Envoy Kamboj

ABP News  

New Delhi: Terrorism continues to remain a priority for the international community even as the world’s focus has now shifted to the Russia-Ukraine War and other geopolitical developments, New Delhi has been able to bring it to the fore, India’s Ambassador to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said Tuesday. “While terrorism is very prevalent in South Asia, in our part of the world undeniably and it is an existential issue for us and we feel the pain and as Indians during our tenure in the Security Council to bring this issue to the fore,” Kamboj said at a webinar organised by The Ananta Centre on India’s UNSC Presidency: New Approach for Reformed Multilateralism and Counter-Terrorism. “The era of classifying terrorism as bad, not so bad or good, based on political convenience must end immediately … The menace of terrorism cannot be associated with any religion, nationality, civilisation or ethnic group,” she said. She said many countries at the UN have expressed the need for a change in the multilateral order and that decision-making has become “very difficult” at the UN Security Council.

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'Terrorism has eroded trust': India's strong response at UN on avoiding engagement with Pakistan
4 months, 1 week ago

'Terrorism has eroded trust': India's strong response at UN on avoiding engagement with Pakistan

India TV News  

New York: The first issue in engaging with Pakistan is the cessation of terrorism, India’s envoy at the UN said, underlining that India has been a long-standing victim of cross-border and global terrorism and has zero tolerance towards the scourge. “With Pakistan, the main issue we have is of terrorism,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said …

'Doublespeak': India slams China for blocking UN proposals to blacklist Pakistan-based terrorists
1 year ago

'Doublespeak': India slams China for blocking UN proposals to blacklist Pakistan-based terrorists

India TV News  

New York: In a veiled attack on China, India said that blocking evidence-based proposals in the United Nations Security Council to blacklist global terrorists without justification smacks of "double-speak" in dealing with the problem. “Let us turn to the subsidiary bodies inhabiting a subterranean world, with their own custom-made working methods and obscure practices which do not find any legal …

House panel calls for tough action on terror outfits
1 year, 1 month ago

House panel calls for tough action on terror outfits

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Terrorism in India is largely The report urged the Modi government to deal with the problem with all-out efforts. The problem of terrorism in India originates from across the border with support from Pakistan’s ISI that has close ties to LeT, Jaise e-Mohammad, Hizb-ul-Mujahidden and Indian Mujahidden,” report said. The panel suggested a comprehensive and coordinated approach to …

Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022’s victims
1 year, 9 months ago

Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022’s victims

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hot spot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa, though al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates remain widespread, persistent and active elsewhere around the globe. Col. Gen. Igor Sirotkin, deputy director of Russia’s Federal Security Service and head of its National Anti-Terrorism Committee, …

'Condemn Terrorism in All Forms & Manifestations': At UN, India Asks World to Stand Guard Against False Narratives
2 years ago

'Condemn Terrorism in All Forms & Manifestations': At UN, India Asks World to Stand Guard Against False Narratives

News 18  

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj on Thursday condemned the selective condemnation of terrorist acts across the globe. India’s stand remained firm on the matter as Kamboj asked the UN assembly to criticize all forms of terrorism, whether motivated by Islamophobia, anti-Sikh, anti-Buddhist or anti-Hindu prejudices. “The tendency of categorisation of terrorism based on the motivations behind …

Categorisation of terrorism on the basis of motivation is ‘dangerous’, says India
2 years ago

Categorisation of terrorism on the basis of motivation is ‘dangerous’, says India

The Hindu  

India has said that the tendency to categorise terrorism on the basis of motivations behind terrorist acts is “dangerous” and asserted that all kinds of terror attacks, whether motivated by Islamophobia, anti-Sikh, anti-Buddhist or anti-Hindu prejudices, are condemnable. “The tendency of categorisation of terrorism based on the motivations behind terrorist acts is dangerous and goes against the accepted principles that …

States which provide shelter to terrorists should be called out, held accountable for their deeds: India at UN
2 years ago

States which provide shelter to terrorists should be called out, held accountable for their deeds: India at UN

India Today  

India has voiced concern over the spread of terrorism particularly in regions of Africa and Asia, and asserted that those States which provide shelter to terrorists should be called out and held accountable for their deeds, in a veiled reference to Pakistan. Regrettably, despite best efforts aimed towards transnational cooperation, it continues to spread, particularly in the regions of Africa …

India, Egypt call upon countries to root out all forms of terrorism
2 years, 1 month ago

India, Egypt call upon countries to root out all forms of terrorism

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Just about three weeks after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi completed a successful visit to India, during which both sides had condemned cross-border terrorism and vowed to step up counter-terror cooperation, the two sides on Friday held the third meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism. The two countries “called upon all countries to work towards …

Reshaping the world’s responses to the terror matrix
2 years, 3 months ago

Reshaping the world’s responses to the terror matrix

The Hindu  

The world has been witnessing a flurry of meetings and conferences on the issue of countering terrorism worldwide. The list resembles an alphabetic soup, viz., meetings of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, the No Money for Terror Conference, and an Interpol Conference in which terrorism figured prominently. The 9/11 attack heralded what came to be regarded as ‘new …

Countering terror: The Hindu Editorial on action against groups targeting civilians
2 years, 3 months ago

Countering terror: The Hindu Editorial on action against groups targeting civilians

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s listing of four hurdles to better counterterrorism cooperation, i.e., state support for financing terror; multilateral mechanisms that are opaque and agenda driven; double standards and politicisation of countering terrorism according to where terror groups belong, and the “next frontier”, needs attention. The focus of the UNSC special briefing on Thursday, ‘Global Counterterrorism Approach’, that was …

World perceives Pakistan as ‘epicentre of terrorism’: EAM Jaishankar
2 years, 3 months ago

World perceives Pakistan as ‘epicentre of terrorism’: EAM Jaishankar

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations in New York became the venue for a face-off between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and terrorism after several years with external affairs minister S Jaishankar saying the world perceives Pakistan as the “epicentre of terrorism” as the country still harbours terror groups. EAM S Jaishankar at UNSC in New York On Friday, Jaishankar hit out at …

UN warns terrorist threat has increased and is more diffuse
2 years, 3 months ago

UN warns terrorist threat has increased and is more diffuse

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that the threat of terrorism has increased and become more diffuse in various regions of the world aided by new technologies. The presidential statement, approved by all 15 council members, was adopted at the end of an open meeting on counterterrorism chaired by External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar of India, who …

Under India's Presidency, UNSC Adopts Statement Underscoring Obligation of Nations to Curb Terror Activities
2 years, 3 months ago

Under India's Presidency, UNSC Adopts Statement Underscoring Obligation of Nations to Curb Terror Activities

News 18  

The UN Security Council, under India’s presidency, adopted a Presidential Statement on Thursday underscoring the obligation of nations to curb terror activities of blacklisted individuals and groups regardless of their “nationality” and the need to deny safe havens and prosecute perpetrators of terrorism. The Presidential Statement said that Security Council reminds all States that they have an “obligation to curb …

'Contemporary epicentre of terrorism remains very much active': Jaishankar's veiled attack on China, Pak at UN
2 years, 3 months ago

'Contemporary epicentre of terrorism remains very much active': Jaishankar's veiled attack on China, Pak at UN

India TV News  

Jaishankar at UNSC: In a veiled attack on China and its close ally Pakistan, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Thursday, asserted that the "contemporary epicentre of terrorism" remains very much active. 'The contemporary epicentre of terrorism remains very much active': Jaishankar Addressing the 15-nation Council, the External Affairs Minister said that at the other end of the spectrum …

India says era of classifying terrorists as 'bad, 'good' on basis of political convenience must end immediately
2 years, 3 months ago

India says era of classifying terrorists as 'bad, 'good' on basis of political convenience must end immediately

The Hindu  

The era of classifying terrorists as "bad" or "good" on the basis of "political convenience" must end immediately, a concept note circulated by India in the U.N. Security Council here has said, underlining that categorising terror acts by intent as religious or ideologically motivated will dilute the shared global commitment to fighting terrorism. India proposes to organise a briefing of …

India's staunch stand on terrorism: 'Classification of terrorists for political comfort must end'
2 years, 3 months ago

India's staunch stand on terrorism: 'Classification of terrorists for political comfort must end'

India TV News  

India's staunch stand on terrorism: 'Classification of terrorists for political comfort must end' India, on Saturday, staunchly affirmed its stand on terrorism at the UN Security Council and asserted the classification of terrorists on the basis of political convenience must be stopped immediately. India, on Saturday, staunchly affirmed its stand on terrorism at the UN Security Council and asserted the …

India's efforts to sanction perpetrators of 26/11 terror attacks blocked for 'political reasons': Ruchira Kamboj
2 years, 4 months ago

India's efforts to sanction perpetrators of 26/11 terror attacks blocked for 'political reasons': Ruchira Kamboj

The Hindu  

India has said its efforts to sanction perpetrators and facilitators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks have been blocked in the past for “political reasons” that enabled them to organise further cross-border assaults against the country, an apparent reference to China's repeated moves to block New Delhi's efforts to blacklist Pakistan-based terrorists at the U.N. India’s Permanent Representative to the …

India moving in right direction: ‘Following the money’ is key to counter terrorism
2 years, 4 months ago

India moving in right direction: ‘Following the money’ is key to counter terrorism

Firstpost  

There is no question that ‘following the money’ is essential to counter terrorism. As India hosts the No Money for Terror summit, it’s evident that “following the money” is essential to counter terrorism. India is very focused about the challenges faced by investigation agencies while probing terror financing crimes, the sharing of information among financial intelligence units, and recent trends …

India, Russia agree to enhance cooperation at U.N., on counter-terrorism
2 years, 4 months ago

India, Russia agree to enhance cooperation at U.N., on counter-terrorism

The Hindu  

Ahead of India’s presidency of the UN Security Council in December, India and Russia agreed to “deepen cooperation” on counter-terrorism issues and “enhance bilateral coordination” at the United Nations, statements issued by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The statements followed talks between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin and Secretary Sanjay Verma …

Terrorism one of gravest threats to humanity: Jaishankar at UN meet
2 years, 4 months ago

Terrorism one of gravest threats to humanity: Jaishankar at UN meet

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The counter-terror sanction regime of the United Nations has been effective to put countries on notice that turned terrorism into a state-funded enterprise, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, in an apparent reference to Pakistan. In an address at the meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in Delhi, Jaishankar described terrorism as "one of …

Terrorists using technology to harm society: Jaishankar
2 years, 4 months ago

Terrorists using technology to harm society: Jaishankar

The Hindu  

Terrorism is still one of the “gravest threats” to humanity, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, on the concluding day of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee’s special meeting in India that sought to focus on the misuse of emerging technologies by terrorist groups. Mr. Jaishankar’s statement came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had referred …

At UNSC's Meet in Delhi, Jaishankar Throws Light on 'Misuse of Technologies' for Terrorism; UN Chief Calls for United Action
2 years, 4 months ago

At UNSC's Meet in Delhi, Jaishankar Throws Light on 'Misuse of Technologies' for Terrorism; UN Chief Calls for United Action

News 18  

Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that terrorism remains the gravest threat to humanity and added that India will contribute 5 lakh dollars United Nations’ counterterrorism organisation to counter the threat of terrorism. “India will be making a voluntary contribution of half a million dollars to the UN Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism this year to augment …

'No state should stand in way…: US warns after China blocks blacklisting of Pak-based terrorists
2 years, 4 months ago

'No state should stand in way…: US warns after China blocks blacklisting of Pak-based terrorists

India Today  

Addressing a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee in Mumbai, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, "all relevant parties should support these resolutions and no nation should stand in their way". Blinken said member states should support the resolutions to designate terrorists under the UNSC’s 1267 list. Bliken’s statement was directed towards China, which had …

At Kazakhstan meeting, India terms Pakistan epicentre of terrorism
2 years, 5 months ago

At Kazakhstan meeting, India terms Pakistan epicentre of terrorism

The Hindu  

India desires “normal” relations with Pakistan, but it must take “credible, verifiable and irreversible actions” to end cross-border terrorism, said Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi, slamming India’s neighbour for supporting terror groups and for attacks on minorities, in response to a speech made by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, at a conference in Kazakhstan both countries attended, …

UNGA : S. Jaishankar showed the glory of India on the biggest stage | India | United Nations
2 years, 6 months ago

UNGA : S. Jaishankar showed the glory of India on the biggest stage | India | United Nations

ABP News  

S Jaishankar in UNGA: External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar has reprimanded China and Pakistan on the issue of terrorism in the UN. The External Affairs Minister emphasized that India demands that the serious issue of Security Council reform should be discussed in depth. Addressing a high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, the foreign minister said that …

Terror listings at U.N. blocked without assigning reason challenges common sense, says Jaishankar
2 years, 6 months ago

Terror listings at U.N. blocked without assigning reason challenges common sense, says Jaishankar

The Hindu  

Amid repeated holds on proposals to designate Pakistan-based terrorists under the U.N. sanctions regime, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that terrorism should not be used as a "political tool" and the idea that something is blocked without assigning a reason challenges common sense. So the idea that something is blocked without assigning a reason, it sort of challenges common …

U.N.’s terror sanctions regime at an ‘all time low’, says India
2 years, 7 months ago

U.N.’s terror sanctions regime at an ‘all time low’, says India

The Hindu  

The credibility of the United Nations’ sanctions regime is at an ‘all time low’, said India on Tuesday, taking aim at China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Nations Secretariat over ‘selectivity’ and ‘double standards’ against terrorism. Delivering a speech sharply critical of U.N. processes at a Security council session on ‘Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts’ …

UN's definition of 'terrorism' and how it doesn't include proxy terrorism sponsored by neighbouring countries
2 years, 10 months ago

UN's definition of 'terrorism' and how it doesn't include proxy terrorism sponsored by neighbouring countries

India TV News  

Anti-terrorism day 2022: After years of extensive debates, horrors, and many many laws, the world is still divided on what 'terrorism' means. The UN's definition The International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, signed on 9 December 1999, defines terrorism in its Article 2.1.b as “any... act intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to a …

India, Australia denounce terrorism, underscore need for global cooperation
2 years, 10 months ago

India, Australia denounce terrorism, underscore need for global cooperation

Firstpost  

The two sides discussed ways to combat terrorism at the 13th meeting of the India-Australia joint working group on counter-terrorism that took place in Canberra on Wednesday New Delhi: India and Australia have strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms including the use of cross-border terrorist proxies and emphasised the need for strengthening global cooperation to deal with the challenge …

Victims of dastardly 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks yet to get justice: India at UNSC
3 years, 1 month ago

Victims of dastardly 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks yet to get justice: India at UNSC

India Today  

India has long borne the brunt of cross-border terrorism, with victims of the “dastardly” 2008 Mumbai terror attack and the 2016 Pathankot terror act, perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups, yet to get justice, New Delhi’s envoy to the United Nations has told the UN Security Council. He said that as a country that has long borne the brunt of cross-border …

Victims of dastardly 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks yet to get justice: India
3 years, 1 month ago

Victims of dastardly 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks yet to get justice: India

Hindustan Times  

India has long borne the brunt of cross-border terrorism, with victims of the “dastardly” 2008 Mumbai terror attack and the 2016 Pathankot terror act, perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups, yet to get justice, New Delhi’s envoy here has told the UN Security Council. He said that as a country that has long borne the brunt of cross-border terrorism, including the …

Foreign Sec Harsh Shringla says active international terror outfits need attention
3 years, 2 months ago

Foreign Sec Harsh Shringla says active international terror outfits need attention

Op India  

On Friday, India recalled the dastardly terrorist attack on Mumbai in year 2011 and said that global threat of terrorism required unambiguous and collective response. India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla at a conference on the ‘Potential for Indo-European/German cooperation in Indo-Pacific’ also condemned the recent terrorist attack in Texas and affirmed that the active international terror network has long-lasting …

UN: India calls for recognition of hatred against Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs
3 years, 2 months ago

UN: India calls for recognition of hatred against Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, called for the recognition of hatred and bias against religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. “Misuse of information and communication technology such as internet and social media for terrorist propaganda, radicalization and recruitment of cadre, misuse of new payment methods and crowdfunding platforms for the financing …

Need to be careful about providing excuses for terrorist acts since there cannot be any excuse for terrorism: India
3 years, 2 months ago

Need to be careful about providing excuses for terrorist acts since there cannot be any excuse for terrorism: India

The Hindu  

India has said that countries need to be careful about providing excuses for terrorist acts since there cannot be any excuse for terrorism and must not divide themselves on combating one of the biggest challenges facing humanity. India is currently the Chair of the U.N. Security Council Counter-terrorism Committee for the year 2022. It is significant since counter-terrorism is one …

Increasing spread of terrorism in Africa is matter of serious concern: India at UN
3 years, 5 months ago

Increasing spread of terrorism in Africa is matter of serious concern: India at UN

India Today  

India on Tuesday voiced serious concern over the increasing spread of terrorism in Africa, saying these terrorist forces and groups are receiving encouragement from member-states which seek to divide communities by legitimising terrorist activities. Addressing the UN Security Council High Level Open Debate on ‘Peacebuilding and sustaining peace: Diversity, state building and the search for peace’, Muraleedharan said the increasing …

Modi at UNGA: PM says Afghanistan shouldn't be used to spread terror, takes veiled dig at Pakistan
3 years, 6 months ago

Modi at UNGA: PM says Afghanistan shouldn't be used to spread terror, takes veiled dig at Pakistan

Firstpost  

In an apparent reference to China which is flexing its military muscles in the Indo-Pacific, Modi also said that in order to strengthen the rules-based world order, the international community must speak in unison Addressing the high-level United Nations General Assembly session in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for international community’s support to war-torn Afghanistan. They …

PM Modi takes a swipe at Pakistan at UNGA: 'Those using terrorism as political tool...'
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi takes a swipe at Pakistan at UNGA: 'Those using terrorism as political tool...'

India TV News  

Taking a swipe at Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi at UN General Assembly on Saturday said countries should stop 'using terrorism as a political tool'. "The danger of regressive thinking and extremism is rising in the world," PM Modi said at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. PM also Modi called for a broader global response against …

India, US condemn cross-border terrorism; call for perpetrators of 26/11 attacks to be brought to justice
3 years, 6 months ago

India, US condemn cross-border terrorism; call for perpetrators of 26/11 attacks to be brought to justice

India TV News  

India and the US have said that they will take concerted action against all terrorist groups, including groups proscribed by the UN as they condemned cross-border terrorism and called for the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to be brought to justice. The two leaders reaffirmed that the United States and India "will take concerted action against all terrorist groups, …

'Unequivocal on Terrorism': UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Afghanistan
3 years, 6 months ago

'Unequivocal on Terrorism': UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Afghanistan

The Quint  

The UNSC is "unequivocal" on terrorism, he said. The resolution said that Afghanistan "not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan or to finance terrorist acts." Although they had differences with other aspects of the resolution, Russia's Permanent Representative Vassily Nenenzia and China's Deputy Permanent Representative Geng Shuang joined in …

No double standards, terrorists are terrorists: Jaishankar outlines eight-point action plan at UNSC
3 years, 7 months ago

No double standards, terrorists are terrorists: Jaishankar outlines eight-point action plan at UNSC

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who was addressing a high-level UN Security Council briefing on Thursday, outlined an eight-point action plan for consideration to collectively eliminate the scourge of terrorism which includes summoning of the political will and refraining from justifying or glorifying terrorism. Talking about the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, Jaishankar said that the events unfolding in the country …

India appreciates UNSC's role in countering terrorism; expresses concern over instability in Afghanistan
3 years, 8 months ago

India appreciates UNSC's role in countering terrorism; expresses concern over instability in Afghanistan

India TV News  

India has appreciated United Nations Security Council's role in countering transnational threats like terrorism along with preventive diplomacy and conflict prevention. "Appreciate role in preventive diplomacy and conflict prevention, counter transnational threats like terrorism," tweeted Pratik Mathur, Counsellor in India's Permanent Mission to the UN. Counsellor also expressed concern over the instability in Afghanistan and its impact on the neighbouring …

Don't return to era of 'your terrorists' and 'my terrorists': India cautions UN
3 years, 8 months ago

Don't return to era of 'your terrorists' and 'my terrorists': India cautions UN

India TV News  

India has cautioned that 20 years after the 9/11 terror attacks, there are attempts again to divide terrorism into different terminologies such as violent nationalism and right wing extremism, asserting that the world should not return to the era of "your terrorists" and "my terrorists" but fight the scourge collectively. Participating in the UN General Assembly debate on adoption of …

Don't return to the era of 'your terrorists' and 'my terrorists': India cautions UN
3 years, 8 months ago

Don't return to the era of 'your terrorists' and 'my terrorists': India cautions UN

India Today  

India has cautioned that 20 years after the 9/11 terror attacks, there are attempts again to divide terrorism into different terminologies such as violent nationalism and right wing extremism, asserting that the world should not return to the era of “your terrorists” and “my terrorists” but fight the scourge collectively. Participating in the UN General Assembly debate on adoption of …

Pakistan home to most internationally proscribed terrorist entities, India tells UNHRC
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan home to most internationally proscribed terrorist entities, India tells UNHRC

India Today  

India on Wednesday exercised the ‘Right of Reply’ at the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to respond to remarks made by Pakistan, Turkey, and reference to India in the OIC statement. What did Pakistan say Young Indian diplomat Seema Pujani, second secretary at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in Geneva, took the podium …

Terror trail: The Hindu Editorial on Pakistan action against terrorists
4 years, 2 months ago

Terror trail: The Hindu Editorial on Pakistan action against terrorists

The Hindu  

In his speech to the UN Security Council marking 20 years since the resolutions that announced a global commitment to the war against terror after the U.S. 9/11 attacks, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a pitch for greater coordination between counter terrorism agencies worldwide. Second, in a clear reference to Pakistan, he spoke of the need to link actions …

UNSC Should Not Be Misused with 'Retaliatory Intent' to Name Innocent Civilians as Terrorists: India
4 years, 5 months ago

UNSC Should Not Be Misused with 'Retaliatory Intent' to Name Innocent Civilians as Terrorists: India

News 18  

The UN Security Council should not be misused by countries with "retaliatory intent to name innocent civilians as terrorist" without credible evidence by invoking non-transparent working methods and procedures, India has said, referring to Pakistan's failed attempt to get four Indian nationals listed under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee. "However, it should also be ensured that the forum is …

Pakistan Globally-recognised Epicenter of Terrorism: India at UN
4 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan Globally-recognised Epicenter of Terrorism: India at UN

News 18  

In a scathing attack on Pakistan, India has said that if there is an unfinished agenda at the UN, it is that of tackling the scourge of terrorism and the country, a globally-recognised epicenter of the menace, which harbours and trains terrorists and hails them as martyrs. Exercising India’s right to reply on Monday, First Secretary in the country’s Permanent …

Pakistan's efforts to list Indian citizen as 'global terrorist' thwarted at the UNSC
4 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan's efforts to list Indian citizen as 'global terrorist' thwarted at the UNSC

Op India  

Pakistan has faced a major setback at the United Nations Security Council after the UN group’s 1267 committee restricted its efforts to proscribe an Indian national working in Afghanistan as a ‘global terrorist’. However, the country failed to provide enough evidence to link any terror group with the Indian national who is an engineer working with an Indian construction company …

India leads from front on counter-terrorism, climate action at UN in 2019
5 years, 3 months ago

India leads from front on counter-terrorism, climate action at UN in 2019

India TV News  

A decade of relentless efforts by India to get Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar listed as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council finally came to fruition in 2019, signifying India's leadership in global counter-terrorism efforts, as New Delhi also led from the front on climate action and sustainable development. We were able to have Masood Azhar listed as …

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