Pakistan’s action against terrorists is welcome, but nowhere near enough
In his speech to the UN Security Council (UNSC) marking 20 years since the resolutions that announced a global commitment to the war against terror after the U.S. 9/11 attacks, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a pitch for greater coordination between counter terrorism agencies worldwide. He highlighted the necessity to streamline the process of the UN’s top body in designating terrorists while strengthening coordination in the agencies that check their financial resources. First, the world must acknowledge that terrorist organisations use not only extortion and money laundering, drugs and wildlife trafficking to raise funds, but, in the present and future, will use loopholes in digital security and the “anonymity” provided by block chain technology to access finances. Second, in a clear reference to Pakistan, he spoke of the need to link actions between the UN and the Financial Action Task
States providing safe havens to terrorists, 1993 Mumbai blasts crime syndicate given 5-star hospitality: India at UNSC
Sun Online Desk
13th January, 2021 09:42:30
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that linkages between terrorism and transnational organized crime must be fully recognized and addressed vigorously and crime syndicate responsible for the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts were not being given just state protection but were enjoying five-star hospitality .
Coming down heavily on states backing terrorism at an open debate in UNSC on International Cooperation in combating terrorism 20 years after the adoption of 1373 , the minister suggested an eight-point action plan to counter the menace of terrorism
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