One less problem border: Jaishankar after disengagement at PP-15, takes veil dig at China on UNSC listing of terrorists
Jaishankar took a veiled dig at China over its continued reluctance in designating global terrorists, saying some countries (China) block these UN listings "at peril to their own interests and their own reputation."
NewsBharati 15-Sep-2022 10:52:48 AM
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New Delhi, Sept 15: External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar made the first statement about the disengagement between Indian and China armies at PP-15 along the Line of Actual Control in the eastern Ladakh sector after it was completed on Tuesday. He has also slammed China over its continued reluctance in designating global terrorists, saying some countries (China) block these UN listings "at peril to their own interests and their own reputation."
These remarks came at a joint press conference after a bilateral meeting with visiting Foreign minister of France, Catherine Colonna. Responding to a question about disengagement, Jaishankar said, "I don’t think I am saying anything new today, except I would recognize that we had disengagement at PP-15…the disengagement, as I understand, is completed, and that is one problem less on the border."
On China’s aggressive behaviour on the Indo-Pacific and along the border with India, Colonna said, "We have spoken a lot about the general situation in the Indo-Pacific and the many challenges…that have emerged because of China. We have basically the same analysis…we also share the same concerns because we know…the role that the Chinese are playing, and we want to make sure that there is no imbalance in the Indo-Pacific…. Nor are we looking for any imbalance of powers elsewhere in the world".
Jaishankar said, "On the Indo-Pacific, it’s important for like-minded countries to work together to contribute to ensuring peace, stability, security, prosperity, and progress. We consider France very much an Indo-Pacific player and also a country which has a long standing presence in the Indian Ocean."
Further, Jaishankar took a veil dig at China over UNSC listing of terrorists. China, which had blocked Masood Azhar's designation as a global terrorist for several years, is now extending similar favours to his brother, Jaish-e-Mohammed deputy chief Abdul Rauf Azhar. The communist country, known to be an close ally of Pakistan, blocked the UNSC attempt last month -- a move seen against India's security interests.
"Regarding the listing where India and France have cooperated for many years, I think the listing of terrorists is done because the terrorists are a threat to the entire international community. So it is not something that countries necessarily do in pursuit of a narrow national agenda. If somebody blocks listing particularly in cases where the merits of going ahead are very apparent, I think they do so frankly at peril to their own interests and their own reputation," the minister said.
All the other states of the UNSC supported the proposal -- moved by India and the United States -- to announce him as a global terrorist. Recently, China blocked India's proposal to blacklist Lashkar-e-Tayyiba's Abdul Rehman Makki.