United Nations Oct 8
As new theatres of conflict emerge, India has called for “global action” to match the ambitious commitment to fight terrorism made in the Pact for the Future by world leaders in their summit.
India appreciates “the strong message condemning terrorism in the Pact,” Permanent Representative P. Harish said on Monday.
“On this, we would like to stress that ‘Global Action’ must now match ‘Global Ambition’,” he said.
Stressing the need for urgent, unified action, he said that terrorism “continues to be a serious threat to global peace and security, while areas such as cyber, maritime and space, emerge as new theaters of conflict”.
The Pact adopted last month at the Summit of the Future makes one of the most unequivocal declarations on terrorism: “We reaffirm that all terrorist acts are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivation or how their perpetrators may seek to justify them.”
Addressing the General Assembly session on 'Strengthening the UN System', Harish spoke of India’s leading role on behalf of the Global South by amplifying its voice in the contributions to the framing of the Pact, making it more “human-centric.”
The Pact is aligned with India’s 'Vikst Bharat@2047' – the vision for making it a developed nation by the centenary of its Independence, he said.
“While prioritising sustainable development, we tried to ensure that human welfare, food security, health security, energy security, and climate finance are also addressed,” he said.