India's "Double Standards" Dig At China Over UN Blacklisting Of Terrorists

Taking a dig at China, India has told a UN Security Council meeting chaired by Beijing that it was "most regrettable" that genuine and evidence-based proposals to blacklist some of the world's most notorious terrorists are being placed on hold, saying such "double standards" are rendering credibility of the Council's sanctions regime at an "all-time low".

In June, China, a permanent member of the UN and a close ally of Pakistan, had put a hold, at the last moment, on a joint proposal by India and the US to list Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council.

Speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on 'Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts' chaired by permanent-member and Council President for the month of China, Ms Kamboj said, "It is most regrettable that genuine and evidence-based listing proposals pertaining to some of the most notorious terrorists in the world are being placed on hold.".

It was learnt that New Delhi and Washington had put a joint proposal to designate Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under the 1267 ISIS and Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council but Beijing placed a hold on this proposal at the last minute.

However, on all occasions, China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the Security Council, blocked India's proposal from being adopted by the sanctions committee.

In November 2010, the US Department of the Treasury designated Abdul Rehman Makki as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.

The US Department of State's Rewards for Justice programme is offering a reward of up to USD 2 million for information on Abdul Rehman Makki, "also known as Abdulrahman Maki".