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India has conveyed to China that it cannot have double standards on terrorism. The move comes after the neighbouring country blocked India’s bid at the United Nations to ban Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said, China could not claim that it didn’t accept or is against terrorism and at the same time support a leader of a terrorist outfit. He was speaking in Kolkata on the sidelines of a seminar by Centre for Eastern and North Eastern Regional Studies.
The former Army chief said, India’s view has been conveyed to China at many fora and in very clear terms.
Last month China had vetoed India’s bid at the UN to ban the JeM chief, who was also the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack. The UN had banned the outfit but India’s efforts seeking a ban on Azhar after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, too, did not fructify as China did not allow the ban.
When asked about India’s objections to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the minister said, the Corridor is through an Indian territory and India has raised its concerns and has told China about it. The Government will wait a bit for China’s response, added Mr. Singh.