External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Urges UNSC Not To Be Selective On The Scourge Of Terrorism

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External affairs minister S Jaishankar, chairing a high-level United Nations Security Council , has said that Pakistan-based terror groups like LeT and JeM continue to operate with both impunity and encouragement.

According to a PTI report, India told the UN Security Council not to take a “selective view” on the scourge of terrorism and to have the courage to call out the “double speak” of those who extend state hospitality to individuals who have innocents’ blood on their hands.

“In our own immediate neighbourhood, ISIL-Khorasan (ISIL-K) has become more energetic and is constantly seeking to expand its footprint. Events unfolding in Afghanistan have naturally enhanced global concerns about their implications for both regional and international security,” he said.

“Whether it is in Afghanistan or against India, groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) continue to operate with both impunity and encouragement,” Jaishankar said.

It is therefore vital that the Security Council “does not take a selective, tactical or complacent view of the problems we face,” the External Affairs Minister said.

“We must never countenance sanctuaries for terrorists or overlook their raising of resources,” he said.

Without naming Pakistan, where proscribed UN terrorists and terror groups enjoy safe havens and state support, Jaishankar said: “when we see state hospitality being extended to those with innocents’ blood on their hands, we should never lack the courage to call out their double-speak.”

He also drew parallels between the COVID-19 pandemic and the scourge of terrorism, telling the powerful 15-nation UN body that “let us always remember that what is true of Covid is even more true of terrorism: none of us are safe until all of us are safe.”