Days after it voted for splitting of al-Qaeda and Taliban on the UN sanctions list, India has said the challenge before this regime is to ensure elimination of terrorism and warned against any "dilution" of efforts in this regard.
Days after it voted for splitting of al-Qaeda and Taliban on the UN sanctions list, India has said the challenge before this regime is to ensure elimination of terrorism and warned against any "dilution" of efforts in this regard.
The challenge before the UN's 1267 resolution which established the sanctions regime "is to ensure complete commitment to eliminating the scourge of terrorism, and to resist the dilution of such efforts for reasons that may seem compelling today but may not withstand the test of ground realities," foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said.
Though India had reservations, it recently voted in favour of a UNSC resolution splitting Taliban and al-Qaeda in the international sanctions regime in a bid to help Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration efforts with insurgents.
"We also consider the 1267 regime against al-Qaeda and Taliban as a core instrument available to the international community in our fight against terrorism," Rao said yesterday, addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) here.
In her speech, Rao also briefed the think-tank about India's reconstruction efforts in war-torn Afghanistan.
"We help Afghanistan in its reconstruction efforts with the aim of bringing peace and stability in that country," she said.
During his recent visit to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced an additional assistance of $500 million, over and above India's existing commitments of $1.5 billion, she noted.
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