India's application co-sponsored by US to place sanctions on the JeM chief was blocked by China.
India's application co-sponsored by US to place sanctions on the JeM chief was blocked by China.
United Nations:
The technical hold imposed by China on India's bid to get Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the United Nations is going to end in the next 10 days - which means that India's bid could stand passed automatically, unless Beijing objects again.
In March this year, China - a permanent member of the UN Security Council - had blocked an application moved by India and co-sponsored by United States, United Kingdom and France to place sanctions on the JeM chief.
China had sought a technical hold on India's application seeking more time, and could do the same again allowing the technical hold to continue. However sources said that in the present -"growing crescendo against terrorism-" it will be difficult for China to -"stand-up alone-" and block the application.
JeM was designated as a terror group in 2001 itself by the United Nations however its chief has managed to evade sanctions. In June, India's permanent representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin had said at a Security Council meeting that if was an -"anomaly-" that terrorist groups are proscribed under the sanctions regime, but the group's main leader, financier and motivator remains free.
India has previously slammed the UN sanctions committee for taking a -"selective approach-" in tackling terrorism when the technical hold was put on its application to include Masood Azhar's name on the list of designated terrorists.
India had submitted a detailed dossier on Masood Azhar and moved the UN Security Council - Committee 1267 - following the January 2 Pathankot attacks. In March, India's submission was considered by the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate for technical aspects of the evidence provided. But an hour before the committee was to announce sanctions on Masood Azhar, China blocked he move.
-"Any listing would have to meet the requirements for blacklisting,-" Chinese Permanent Representative to the UN, Liu Jieyi said explaining its decision in April.
