India slams China for blocking proposal to list JeM deputy chief Asghar a designated terrorist

India slams China for blocking proposal to list JeM deputy chief Asghar a designated terrorist

Subject : International Relations

Context: International Organization

China on Thursday thwarted a joint India-U.S. bid to list Jaish-e-Mohammad deputy chief Rauf Asghar as a UN Security Council designated terrorist by placing a “technical hold” on the process, a move India called “politically motivated” and evidence of China’s “doublespeak” on Pakistan-based terrorism.

Concept :

1267 UN listing

• The 1267 UN listing mandates members to ensure that terrorists and organisations designated must not be allowed to travel, have recourse to funds or weapons.
• However, a UNSC permanent member can place a hold on any listing for a period of up to 6 months, followed by an extension of 6 months, after which it must either accept or deny the listing.
• Expressing India’s frustration with similar decisions by China in the past, U.N. permanent representative Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj had said on Tuesday that “double standards and continuing politicisation” of the process had rendered the credibility of the sanctions regime at an “all-time low.”.