Kamboj was referring to the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), which describes itself as a charitable organisation, but is widely seen as a front organization linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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India’s stand on terrorism has always been clear. Whenever it got a chance at the global level, India did not miss any opportunity to mobilize against it. PM Modi has made the whole world aware of the danger of terrorism many times in clear words. Chairperson of the UNSC and the United Nations Permanent Representative of India Ruchira Kamboj Has said that the threat of terrorism cannot be linked to any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group. All actions related to this are criminal. He said the era of categorizing terrorists as “bad” or “good” for political gains must end immediately.
India abstained from voting in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a resolution that seeks to exempt humanitarian aid from all UN sanctions. India asserted that banned terrorist organizations have taken full advantage of such immunity and have been helped in raising finances and recruiting fighters.
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India currently holds the presidency of the 15-member Security Council. The Council voted on a proposal introduced by the US and Ireland, in which provision has been made to keep humanitarian aid out of the purview of sanctions. Washington stressed that the resolution, if adopted, would save countless lives. India was the only country to abstain from voting, while the remaining 14 members of the council voted in favor of the resolution. The resolution states that the supply of money, other financial assets, economic resources, and goods and services is necessary and permissible to ensure timely access to humanitarian assistance and does not violate sanctions imposed by the Council or its Sanctions Committee. Is.
India bluntly on terrorism
Ruchira Kamboj said, “Our concerns stem from clear examples of terrorist organizations taking full advantage of such humanitarian impunity and making a mockery of other sanctions committees, including the 1267 Sanctions Committee. Kamboj also indirectly mentioned Pakistan and the terrorist organizations present on its soil. He said that there have been several cases in our neighborhood of terrorist organizations re-establishing themselves as humanitarian organizations and civil society groups to evade these sanctions. These include organizations banned by the Council.
Kamboj’s gesture towards Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)
Kamboj was referring to the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), which describes itself as a charitable organisation, but is widely seen as a front organization linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), an organization run by the Jamaat and Lashkar, and the Al Rehmat Trust, backed by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), are also based in Pakistan. Kamboj said, these terrorist organizations take advantage of exemptions in the field of humanitarian aid to raise funds and recruit fighters.
Banned terrorist organizations misuse immunity
He said, India calls for due care while providing humanitarian assistance to those organizations proscribed under 1267 (Sanctions Committee), which operate in areas universally accepted by the international community as terrorist sanctuaries with full support of the Government. flourish together. Kamboj reiterated that the human shield provided by this exemption should under no circumstances be misused by banned terrorist organizations to expand their activities in the region or beyond.
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