"We certainly think that he is a bad guy. We would like to have him on that list," State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said at a press conference when asked about China's move.
A US-made M4 carbine was recovered from the hideout of militants who were killed in an encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar's nephew Talha Rasheed was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama on Monday.
During a media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India will continue to work with like-minded countries to fight terrorism.
China on Thursday for the fourth time blocked India, the US and other nations' bid to list Pathankot terror attack mastermind Azhar as a global terrorist, saying "there is no consensus" within the members of the sanctions committee.
MEA said that India strongly believes that "double standards" and "selective approaches" will only undermine the international community's resolve to combat terrorism.
According to news agency PTI, Beijing has said that there was no change in its policy of blocking New Delhi’s efforts as “there was still no consensus over the issue”.
China will block the US resolution at the UN this week to declare Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar an international terrorist.
We will pursue Masood Azhar so that the ends of justice are met, Syed Akbaruddin said.
Pakistan's acting high commissioner Haider Shah was today summoned by Ministry of External Affairs over attack by Jem terrorists last month
A veto-wielding permanent member of the Security Council, China has repeatedly blocked moves to ban Azhar under the Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the Council
Gopal Baglay said that JeM chief Masood Azhar had been involved in carrying out terror activities against India and this was a well-known fact.
China has again extended by three months its technical hold on the US, France and UK-backed proposal to list JeM chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist by the UN
China today said it will take "a decision in due course" on its hold on the US-led proposal to designate Pakistan-based JeM terror group leader Masood Azhar.
MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay said that the request made by the US and others indicates that there is global concern over Masood Azhar's acts of terror.
Their connectivity on the ground, the mosques, madrassas and supporters translates into social media strength and they are (further) strengthened because they feel 'no one is going to touch us'
China said that solid evidence is required to implicate the JeM leader. India has been asserting that it produced "solid evidence" for securing a ban on Azhar and actions of Pakistan-based terrorist is well documented.
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