India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, R Ravindra has called for a crackdown on terror financing, and targeted sanctions on terrorist individuals and entities to counter terrorism effectively.
Delivering a statement at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the Cooperation between the UN and the Regional and Sub-Regional Organisations in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security, Ravindra said that certain nations use terrorism as an instrument of State policy and added that this approach has the potential to affect cooperation in multilateral platforms, including at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
He said, “When we talk about international peace and security, you will agree that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats. We must, therefore, shun double standards in our fight against terrorism. Certain countries are using terrorism as an instrument of State policy. Such an approach has the potential to affect cooperation in multilateral platforms including at the SCO.”
“We must reaffirm our resolve to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and we must crackdown on all forms of support to terrorism, including its financing. There is a need for full implementation of UNSC resolution and targeted sanctions on terrorist individuals and entities to counter terrorism effectively. In this regard, the leaders of SCO agreed in the Astana Declaration adopted on 4 July 2024 that the international community must isolate and expose those countries that harbour terrorists, provide them with safe haven and condone terrorism,” he added.
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