Mallikarjun Kharge
June 5, 2025 at 06:26 AM
The Indian National Congress exhorts the international community to understand and support India's stand on terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
Pakistan is the perpetrator of terror.
India is a victim of terror.
They cannot be equated.
They should not be hyphenated.
1. IMF, ADB, and World Bank sanctioning or deciding to sanction loans and bailout packages shall only increase Pakistan's military expenditure, which its rogue Army uses to unleash terror on Indians.
2. The naming of Pakistan as the vice-chair of the 15-member United Nations Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee and chair the Taliban Sanctions Committee for 2025 is most unfortunate, ill-informed and unacceptable.
3. The international community must see merit in India's case that Pakistan should be included back in the FATF grey list for monitoring of its terror financing.
It was first included after India's diplomatic efforts, under PM Dr Manmohan Singh in 2008 and then again in 2012. It has been in the Grey List three times, the last being in 2018.
4. Making Pakistan accountable for its sins is a necessity not just for India, but for the interests of the international community. It is perhaps worth to remind that the most wanted terrorist - Osama Bin Laden responsible for 9/11 was found and eliminated in Pakistan. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the chief of planner of 9/11 was also a Pakistani.
5. As a responsible Opposition party, we would urge our government to take appropriate and resolute diplomatic actions to de-hyphenate India and Pakistan on the global stage.
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