New Delhi: India has reiterated its zero-tolerance approach to terrorism at the United Nations General Assembly, while asserting its right to take necessary measures to protect its citizens and territory from cross-border terror threats.
Addressing the Sixth Committee of the 81st UN General Assembly, BJP MP and national general secretary Biplab Kumar Deb highlighted the threat posed by terrorism and called for stronger international mechanisms to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors accountable.
Deb accused Pakistan of supporting terrorist activities targeting Jammu and Kashmir and said terrorist infrastructure had been established along the border. He also reiterated India’s position that the country has the right to defend itself against cross-border terrorism.
The remarks came in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed. India has linked the attack to Pakistan-based terrorist networks and maintained that those responsible, as well as those providing financial, logistical and organisational support, must face accountability.
India also reiterated that terrorism cannot be categorised as either good or bad and that attacks targeting civilians cannot be justified under any circumstances.
A key part of India’s intervention was its renewed call for the early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, a proposal first introduced by India in 1996.
The convention has remained under negotiation for decades due to differences among countries over several provisions, including the distinction between terrorism and armed movements described by some as freedom struggles.
India has argued that a comprehensive international legal framework is needed to close gaps in the global response to terrorism and ensure that everyone involved in terrorist activities can be held accountable.
Deb also highlighted the growing use of emerging technologies by terrorist organisations for recruitment, radicalisation, propaganda, operational planning and financing.
India’s broader counter-terrorism priorities include disrupting terrorist financing, strengthening national capacity, addressing extremist ideology, protecting victims and dismantling terrorist infrastructure.
The intervention placed cross-border terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir within India’s wider call for coordinated international action against terrorist organisations and those supporting them.
India also stressed the need for decisive global cooperation against terror networks, their financial channels and safe havens, while reiterating its commitment to a secure, peaceful and rules-based international order.
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