NEW DELHI: India criticized China decision block imposition of UN sanctions sought by her and the US against deputy chief of forbidden Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) group.
“Unfortunately, when it comes to our team battle against terrorism international community was unable to speak in one common voice”, – said the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India (EAM) Arindam Bagchi.
Abdul Raouf Azhar has been under US sanctions since December 2010. for current for or on on behalf of of in group, known as JEM. India claims Azhar was involved in planning and execution of numerous terror attacks, including the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines aircraft, 2001 attack on Indian parliament and 2016 attack on Indian air force base in Pathankot.
Independent counterterrorism analysts believe there is no evidence that support New Delhi claims.
An official at the Chinese Mission to the UN, who was not allowed to speak in public on environment his country put the suggested list of Azhar for sanctions on Keep because it was necessary more it’s time to study the matter.
According to him, the UN Security Council sanctions monitoring committee allows “holds” on people proposed for sanctions, “and there were quite a few of similar opinions of committee members on listing requests.
In June, China suspended on adding Abdul Rehman Makki, Deputy Chief of another banned groupLashkar-e-Taiba, at the UN blacklist. Makki has been under US sanctions since November 2010 and India claims he was involved. in fundraising, recruitment and radicalization young people resort to violence and plan attacks, including in Mumbai in 2008.
Bagchi, a spokesman, said there should be no double standards in a business with “terrorists”. ” practice of placement of grips and blocks without explanation must be stopped. It is very unfortunate that genuine and evidence-based proposals to include some of the most notorious terrorists in in world are placed on hold on, he said. in statement.
Islamabad says it’s illegal more more than 65 armed groups, including Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
connections india with China worsens amid tensions caused on more than two-year- the old confrontation between the two countries”armies on their disputed frontier in eastern Ladakh area.
Both countries posted dozens of thousands of soldiers supported by artillery, tanks and fighters along the actual border, called the line of Actual Control (LAC). In 2020, 20 Indian military personnel were killed. in collision with Chinese soldiers using clubs, stones and fists along the disputed border. China said it had lost four soldiers.
China, however, maintains strong friendly ties with Pakistan. Beijing finances dozens of billions of dollars worth of megaprojects within of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). AT package includes road construction, power plants and agriculture and is estimated to cost of up up to 75 billion dollars.
