UNSC meeting: India cautions against ‘double standards’ on certain issues | World News,The Indian Express
The UNSC meeting was convened at the behest of China, the president of the Security Council for August and a veto-wielding member of the 15-member Council.
In an apparent jibe at China, India has cautioned against any “double standards” on the issue of combating terrorism and emphasised that any “coercive or unilateral” action that seeks to change the status quo by force is an affront to the principle of common security.
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, addressing a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on the topic ‘Promote Common Security Through Dialogue and Cooperation’ on Monday said that all countries should respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and respect international agreements.
The UNSC meeting was convened at the behest of China, the president of the Security Council for August and a veto-wielding member of the 15-member Council.
In her remarks, Kamboj noted that one of the guiding questions posed by the Presidency for the meeting is what constitutes “common security?” “Common security is also only feasible when all countries stand together against common threats such as terrorism and do not engage in double standards while preaching otherwise,” Kamboj said in an apparent jibe towards China and its close ally, Pakistan.
China has repeatedly blocked the attempts of India and the US at the UN to blacklist Pakistan-based terrorists. The latest instance was the hold placed by China earlier this month when India and the US sought UN sanctions on Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. Beijing has said that it needs more time to assess the application to list Azhar as a global terrorist.
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