New Delhi: India on Tuesday performed a sound clip of 2008 Mumbai terror assault mastermind Sajid Mir telling the attackers to kill foreigners on the Taj lodge whereas talking at a United Nation’s counter-terrorism convention. India’s robust responce comes after China on Tuesday blocked a proposal by India and the US on the United Nations to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, needed for his involvement within the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults, as a world terrorist. Ministry Of External Affair’s Joint Secretary Prakash Gupta whereas addressing the UNSC Terror meet mentioned, “Sajid Mir not getting through the Global Listings of UNSC despite several member states supporting the move shows that something is genuinely worng with global counter terrorism architecture.”
He mentioned India does not have the real political will to combat the problem of terrorism if established terrorists like Mir do not make into UNSC’s world itemizing because of “petty geopolitical interests”.
As China blocks itemizing of 26/11 terror assault mastermind Sajid Mir, India performs audio of Pak National at UN counter terror meet; Indian Diplomat @PrakashMEA calls the motion “petty politics”, & that ”one thing genuinely fallacious with the worldwide counter terrorism structure” https://t.co/R6CaMxAZVj pic.twitter.com/RaMGAZPMdv
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Prakash Gupta mentioned the masterminds have been nonetheless free and having fun with state help. He mentioned the primary hole to deal with was avoiding double requirements and good terrorists vs unhealthy terrorists. He mentioned terrorism is at all times fallacious and India won’t relaxation until it’s uprooted.
The MEA joint secretary quoted PM Modi’s phrases from final 12 months and mentioned India was agency in countering terrorism. He mentioned Mir was India’s most-wanted terrorist for his function within the Mumbai assaults. He was the primary planner and controller of the assaults. India says China has blocked many makes an attempt to checklist terrorists in Pakistan.
The US and India had collectively proposed to place Mir, a world terrorist and a pacesetter of the Pakistan-based LeT, on the UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee blacklist. This would have subjected him to belongings freeze, journey ban and arms embargo. However, China vetoed the proposal on Tuesday, because it had executed earlier than in September final 12 months.
Mir is in his mid 40s and has a USD 5 million reward on his head by the US for his function within the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults. He was additionally sentenced to over 15 years in jail by a Pakistani anti-terrorism courtroom in June final 12 months for a terror-financing case. Pakistan had beforehand claimed that Mir had died, however Western international locations weren’t satisfied and requested for proof.
This turned a serious difficulty in FATF’s analysis of Pakistan’s progress on the motion plan final 12 months. Mir has been with LeT since round 2001 and was the operations supervisor for the Mumbai assaults. He additionally deliberate a terrorist assault in opposition to a Danish newspaper and its workers between 2008 and 2009. The US indicted him in April 2011 and designated him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in August 2012. He can also be on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List.
China, which is a detailed ally of Pakistan, has repeatedly blocked the efforts to sanction Pakistan-based terrorists on the UN Security Council.
