India urges open UN Security Council sanctions process, warns against legitimising terrorists
India appealed for greater openness and impartiality in UN Security Council sanctions decisions, warning that Council membership should not be used to legitimize terrorist groups.
At a UN meeting, India's Charge d'Affaires, Yojna Patel, urged the Security Council to adopt clearer and more impartial procedures for adding or removing groups from its sanctions list. The appeal stressed that membership in the powerful 15-nation Council must not serve to validate terrorist actors, a comment aimed at Pakistan's role in counter-terrorism. India has encountered pushback from China, a permanent Council member, which has repeatedly stalled or placed holds on proposals to designate Pakistan-based terrorists.
The call for transparency reflects New Delhi's broader concerns about the politicisation of sanctions and the potential for the Council to be used as a platform for legitimising illicit groups. Patel's remarks underscore ongoing diplomatic friction over how the Council addresses terrorism linked to South Asian states.
Why it matters
Transparent sanctions affect global security and how nations are labeled as terrorist supporters.
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