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India’s position on human right issues is based on inclusivity: S Jaishankar
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He said India presented last month at the UN an eight-point action plan to deal with the scourge of terrorism. We will continue to work together with members of the UNSC and other states to ensure implementation of our action plan, he added. Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind, he said in a virtual address.
India’s position on human right issues is “based on our own experience as an inclusive and pluralistic society and a vibrant democracy, foreign minister S Jaishankar has said. “Our Constitution has enshrined basic human rights as fundamental rights, guaranteeing civil and political rights, stipulating provisions for progressive realisation of economic, social and cultural rights,” he said at the 46th session of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council.