India’s envoy to UN says global terror strategy is selective, urges against adding right-wing extremism, violent nationalism to counter-terrorism resolutions
Calling upon the UN to recognize ‘Hinduphobia’ along with other acts of religious hatred against Buddhism and Sikhism, India’s UN envoy TSTrumurthy said the latest UN global counter-terrorism strategy passed last year is flawed and selective, and can be reversed by a global consensus in the “war on terror” after 9/11. Indicating the government’s trouble with the addition of new terms to the definition of terrorism, he also said that words like “violent nationalism” and “right-wing extremism” should not be included in resolutions on terrorism, as they “weaken” them. Will give
“Over the past two years, several Member States, driven by their political, religious and other motivations, have been attempting to label terrorism in categories such as racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism, violent nationalism, right-wing extremism, etc. It is. The trend is dangerous for many reasons,” said Mr. Tirumurti while delivering a keynote address at a virtual conference organized by the Delhi-based Global Counter-Terrorism Center (GCTC), where he said he spoke as India’s ambassador to the United Nations. and not in his capacity as chairman of the Committee on Counter-Terrorism (CTC) in the United Nations Security Council for 2022.
India assumed the chairmanship of the CTC this month, and Mr. Tirumurti’s stern remarks suggest that India will oppose any extension of the terms included in the UNSC’s discussion on terrorism, unless he relinquishes the UNSC seat in December this year. does not give
Mr Tirumurti pointed out that only religious fears against “Abrahamic religions”: Islam, Christianity and Judaism were named in the 7th review of the “Global Counter Terrorism Strategy” passed by the United Nations General Assembly in June 2021. Religious fears, especially anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias are a matter of serious concern and need the attention of the United Nations and all member states to tackle this menace,” Mr Tirumurti said without citing any examples. said.
In comments that appeared to counter recent criticism in the Western press of “right-wing” ideology in India, the envoy said it was “misleading and wrong” to “label” it for “so-called” threats.
“It is important to understand that in a democracy the right and the left are primarily part of politics because they come to power through the ballot reflecting the will of the majority of the people and since a democracy by definition has a broad spectrum of ideologies and faith,” said Mr. Tirumurti, adding that national or regional narratives should not become part of the global narrative.
Mr Tirumurti said the attempt to characterize the motivation behind terrorist groups was another threat that could take the world to the “pre-9/11 era”, where the groups are referred to as “your terrorists and my terrorists”. was labeled. At the UNSC, India also chairs the 1988 Taliban Sanctions Committee, and will have to preside over any requests for an easing or relaxation of sanctions against Taliban leaders.
“Terrorists are terrorists; There are no good and bad. Those who propagate this distinction have an agenda. And those who cover for them are equally to blame,” he told the Security Council, calling on the Security Council to beware of “new terminology and false priorities that could undermine our attention.”
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