Some States Resorting To Proxy War By Supporting Non-State Actors: India At UN Some States Resorting To Proxy War By Supporting Non-State Actors: India At UN Nagaraj Naidu further said that customary international law has long recognised the principles governing the use of force in self-defense. Nagaraj Naidu said India for decades has been subject to such proxy war. New York: Some states are resorting to proxy war by supporting non-state actors such as terrorist groups to evade international censure, said Nagaraj Naidu, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of India's Mission to UN on Wednesday. Ambassador Nagaraj Naidu made these remarks at the Arria Formula meeting on the issue of "Upholding the collective security system of the UN Charter: the use of force in international law, non-state actors and legitimate self-defense."