China is said to be being gradually driven towards a consent in Unite Nations security Council to designated Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist. Masood Azhar is the mastermind of Pulwama terror attacks.
New move by US to blacklist Masood Azhar at UN
Germany has proposed a ban on Azhar by the European Union. But so far there is no resolution on the issue has been moved yet, diplomatic sources told PTI.
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that India had successfully managed to expose Pakistan and China at the international forum.
As to the technical hold at the 1267 Committee our action is to make sure that the committee will have enough time to study the matter so that the relevant sides will have time for dialogue and consultation
China's last minute move has not just saved Masood Azhar from being banned, but has also triggered outrage among people. From boycotting Chinese goods to raising tarriffs, there are all sorts of suggestions people are coming up with against Beijing.
China in the past blocked at least three attempts to bring the JeM chief under UN sanction.
The US, Britain and France had moved a proposal at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) last week to designate the chief of the JeM, which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack, as a global terrorist.
India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for an urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.
China's lone opposition in the 15-member UN Security Council to any mention of terrorism resulted in a delay of nearly one week in issuance of a statement by the powerful body on the dastardly Pulwama terror attack, official sources said here Friday.
The condemnation by the UNSC comes just a day after Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi met top UN leaders, briefing them about the escalating tensions in the region in the wake of the Pulwama attack.
Akbaruddin stressed that as much time as is necessary must be provided to continue the discussions on the reform process and member states should not be constrained by any arbitrary timelines.
Tripathi stated that India appreciates Secretary General's emphasis and achievement on gender parity in UN's senior leadership.
Ridiculing the attempts to prevent the reform of the UNSC, India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin told the General Assembly that the world community can't afford to be the guardians of a status quo that does not exist.
"The Council needs to be more consistent and unbiased in its actions. Selectivity in implementation of its resolutions and decisions, especially on long-standing disputes, notably Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine must end. There can, after all, be no peace without justice," Lodhi said.
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The United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) consolidated list of terrorists or terror-supporting organisations include 139 Pakistanis.
However, the resolution made one notable exception to the ceasefire: It allowed continued action against the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, A1-Nusra Front and other terrorist organisations.
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has signed an ordinance aimed at reigning in individuals and organisations like the LeT, Al-Qaeda and Taliban, which have been banned by the UN Security Council.
Though the Indian representative did not mention the name of any country, it is well known that China in the past has used its veto power when it came to designating terrorists or extremist groups having links with the Pakistani establishment.
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