India also said terrorism in one place can directly affect peace and security in another.
New York:
Al-Qaida’s ties to the UN Security Council banned Pakistan-based terror groups such as LeT and JeM have grown stronger, India’s envoy to the UN said, stressing that recent developments in Afghanistan have only led to a new impetus for the terrorist group.
India’s Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti told the 2022 International Counter-Terrorism Conference hosted by the Global Counter-Terrorism Council on Tuesday that the Islamic State (ISIS) has changed its modus operandi, with its core focus now being regaining ground in Syria. and Iraq, and its regional affiliates are strengthening their expansion, especially in Africa and Asia.
Likewise, Al-Qaeda remains a major threat and recent developments in Afghanistan have only given them new energy. Al-Qaeda’s ties to the Security Council banned terrorist entities such as Lashkar e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed have grown ever stronger. The regional affiliates in Africa continue to expand,” he said.
Mr Tirumurti, who also chairs the UN Security Council’s 2022 Counter-Terrorism Committee, said that the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 had been a “turning point in our approach to terrorism” in the global fight against terrorism. . The September 11 attacks emphasized that the threat of terrorism is serious and universal and can only be defeated through the collective efforts of all UN member states, he said.
Mr Tirumurti also said that terrorism in one place can directly affect peace and security in another.
As a result, the era of classifying terrorists as ‘your terrorist’ and ‘my terrorist’ was over. Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations must be condemned and there can be no exception or justification for any act of terrorism, regardless of the motives behind such acts, and committed where, when and by anyone,” he said, adding that the threat of terrorism should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group.
Mr Tirumurti underlined that the global fight against terrorism is only as strong as the weakest link in the global chain of Member States, and that the Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee plays a very important role in identifying and strengthening such weak links, including by facilitating necessary capacity building.
India on Tuesday also cited the tendency of several UN members, driven by their political, religious and other motivations, to label terrorism in categories such as racially motivated violent extremism and right-wing extremism, saying it will take the world by storm. back to the pre-9/11 era of labeling them as “your terrorists” and “my terrorists”.
