India has signed the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism at UN headquarters in New York.
UNITED NATIONS: India has signed the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism at UN headquarters in New York.
The law, initialed on Monday by the country's envoy to the United Nations Nirupam Sen at a formal ceremony, makes it punishable as grave offence any terror act involving nuclear material.
The treaty, first proposed by Russia, was adopted by the UN General Assembly in April last year. It opened for signatures in September.
It is the first anti-terror convention adopted since the attacks of September 11, 2001 against the United States.
States are required to cooperate in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of such offences through information sharing, extradition and mutual legal assistance.
India is a party to the other 12 international terror conventions and protocols and attaches high priority to the formulation of international legal instruments to combat terrorism. Terrorism presents the most serious threat to international peace and security, the envoy said.
He said that India has always emphasized that the international community must adopt zero-tolerance for terrorism anywhere and be ready to undertake all necessary measures to bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers, sponsors of these and other terror acts and those who incite terrorists.
This convention is an important step forward in multilateral efforts to strengthen the international legal framework against terror and sends an undeniably clear signal that the international community will not tolerate those who threaten or commit terror acts involving radioactive material or nuclear devices.
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