In a strong message on terrorism,Minister of External Affairs of India S Jaishankar acknowledged on Saturday that no rhetoric, nonetheless sanctimonious, can ever cover-up blood stains and asserted that nations who defend proclaimed terrorists in the United Nations neither advance their very personal pursuits nor their reputation, an indication to China and Pakistan. In his take care of to the high-level UN General Assembly session, Jaishankar acknowledged people who politicise the UNSC 1267 Sanctions regime, usually even to the extent of defending proclaimed terrorists, accomplish that at their very personal peril.
“Having borne the brunt of cross border terrorism for decades, India firmly advocates a ‘zero- tolerance’ approach. In our view, there is no justification for any act of terrorism, regardless of motivation. And no rhetoric, however sanctimonious, can ever cover-up blood stains,” he acknowledged.
“The United Nations responds to terrorism by sanctioning its perpetrators. Those who politicise the UNSC 1267 Sanctions regime, sometimes even to the extent of defending proclaimed terrorists, do so at their own peril. Believe me, they advance neither their own interests nor indeed their reputation,” he acknowledged. This was a strong, though veiled assault in opposition to Pakistan and its all-weather ally China, that has on a quantity of occasions blocked bids and proposals by India and its allies to designate Pakistan-based terrorists under the 1267 sanctions regime of the UN Security Council. Bids by India, US and completely different western allies to blacklist Pakistan-based terrorists under the Security Council’s sanctions regime have been blocked and positioned on preserve on quite a few occasions by Islamabad’s all-weather ally and veto wielding eternal member China in the 15-nation Council. This month, China has put a preserve on a proposal moved on the United Nations by the US and co-supported by India to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist assaults, as a worldwide terrorist.
