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NEW DELHI: India told the United Nations Security Council on Monday that it has long suffered from cross-border terrorism and called it to maintain a zero-tolerance approach. The warning came hours after a car explosion near the Red Fort metro station in Delhi killed at least twelve people and injured several others.”India has fought the scourge of terrorism for several decades and is therefore aware of the dangers posed by the diversion and illicit transfer of small arms and ammunition to armed non-state actors and terrorist groups,” India’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, said in a thinly-veiled reference to Pakistan.
Highlighting the increasing sophistication of such arsenals, and noting that terrorist groups cannot operate without external support, financing, or facilitation, India urged the Security Council to enforce arms embargoes, stressing that illegal trade and diversion of weapons pose a serious threat to international peace and security.
India also stressed that effective international cooperation is critical to disrupt trafficking, improve border coordination, share intelligence, and strengthen enforcement mechanisms.Also read: Delhi Red Fort blast: Fidayeen attack planned after Faridabad module busted — What initial probe revealsReiterating India’s commitment, Harish said the country continues to prioritise preventing the misuse of small arms and light weapons, contributing to the global fight against terrorism.An explosion near the Red Fort on Monday evening killed at least 12 people. The initial investigations reveal that it was a ‘Fidayeen’ (suicide) attack, news agency ANI reported, citing sources. According to officials, the suspect planned the suicide attack as soon as he learned the Faridabad module had been busted.
