India criticises UN Secretary-General’s report on terror for ignoring militant groups like JeM, LeT

India has criticised a report of the UN SecretaryGeneral on terrorism for ignoring the LashkareTaiba LeT and the JaisheMohammad JeM militant groups despite drawing attention to themWhile silent on the terrorist groups like the JeM and the LeT that pose threats to India the report mentions the antiBeijing Uyghur separatist groups the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement ETIM and the Turkistan Islamic Party TIP in its sparse coverage of South AsiaIndias Permanent Representative TS Tirumurti told the Security Council on Wednesday We have been reiterating the close links between proscribed terrorist entities under the 1267 Sanctions regime such as LeT and other terror groups including the JeMHowever inspite of repeatedly flagging these concerns the SGs SecretaryGenerals report has failed to take notice of these linkagesStressing the reason to pay attention to them he said It is essential that we dont lose sight of the ease with which the proscribed Haqqani Network with support from their patron state have worked along with prominent terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda ISK etc in South AsiaWe hope that in future iterations of such reports inputs from all member states would be treated on an equal footing and an evidence based and credible yardstick be applied by its authorsHe was speaking after a Council briefing on Threat to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts by Vladimir Voronkov the undersecretarygeneral heading the Office of CounterTerrorism and Weixiong Chen the acting executive director of the CounterTerrorism Committees Executive DirectorateThey presented the 14th report of the SecretaryGeneral on the threat posed by IS Islamic State to international peace and security and the range of UN efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat which has only three paragraphs on South and Central Asia in which it faulted the Taliban for not acting against foreign terroristsThere are no recent signs that the Taliban has taken steps to limit the activities of foreign terrorist fighters in the country On the contrary Member States are concerned that terrorist groups enjoy greater freedom in Afghanistan than at any time in recent history it saidThe report said that the IS in Afghanistan is taking advantage of the turmoil in the country including by recruiting fighters from the ETIM and TIPThe UN has designated the two groups as terrorist organisations like it has with LeT and JeM about which the report is silentChinas Permanent Representative Zhang Jun took note of the mention of the two antiBeijing groups in the report and said Beijing was deeply concerned about the ISs attempts to recruit from themTirumurti drew attention to Pakistans role in backing terrorist organisations without directly naming IslamabadIn a reference to a statement by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan about the founder of Al Qaeda he said We should not forget the fact that even after 20 years of September 11 attacks we have leaders who without any remorse continue to defend Osama Bin Laden as a martyrHe also said that the proscribed Haqqani Network operated with ease with support from their patron stateTirumurti warned that the terrorist organisations are adapting technologies that pose a dynamic threat for which most of the member states do not have adequate responseThese include the social media new digital payment methods cryptocurrencies crowdfunding platforms and drones he saidWe need to work together to develop appropriate solutions and evolve global standards to address these threats Tirumrti saidAddressing his briefing Voronkov said Military counterterrorism operations may be necessary but comprehensive measures with a strong focus on prevention are required to address the dynamics that fuel the appeal of terrorismHe called the US attack in Syria that killed Islamic State leader Amir Muhammad Said AbdalRahman alSalbi encouragingBut he cautioned that the Islamic State is known for its ability to regroup despite similar losses in the past maintaining and intensifying its activities in conflictafflicted regions across the worldHe urged the Security Council and UN members to to use every available tool at their disposal to sustain important gains against the threat posed by the IS to prevent its regional expansion and curtail its capabilities to launch attacks and recruit new members to its ranksThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever