Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Highlights
- United Nations Security Council meeting chaired by China
- India targets China
- Called to unite against terrorism
India warns China: India has hit out at China itself at the UN Security Council meeting chaired by China, saying it is “extremely regrettable” that genuine and evidence-based proposals to blacklist some of the world’s most feared terrorists have been cold-blooded. being put on hold. India said such “double standards” had reduced the credibility of the Security Council’s sanctions regime to an “all-time low”. It is noteworthy that in June this year, China, a permanent member of the Security Council and a close ally of Pakistan, blocked a proposal by India and the US to list Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki under the Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee.
Advice on being accountable and fair
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Tuesday said that the trend of delaying or blocking the request to list terrorists without explanation should end. “For effective functioning of sanctions committees, there is a need to make them more transparent, accountable and fair. The trend of barring and obstructing the listed requests without any justification must end.”
The world unites against terrorists
Kamboj said, “It is extremely regrettable that genuine and evidence based proposals to blacklist some of the world’s most feared terrorists are being shelved. Such ‘double standards’ have reduced the credibility of the Security Council’s sanctions regime to an ‘all-time low’. We hope that when it comes to the fight against international terrorism, all the countries of the Security Council will speak in one voice.” The US has put Makki on the list of banned terrorists. He is a relative of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
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