India to chair Taliban, Counterterrorism and other subsidiary committees of UNSC

New Delhi, January 08: Days after proceeding its tenure as a non-permanent member of UNSC, India is now charing three key Subsidiary committees of the security council. According to the Ambassador of India to UN TS Trimurti, the three committees include the Taliban Sanctions Committee, Counterterrorism Committee, and the Libyan Sanctions Committee.

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Taking about the committee's TS Trimurti said, " Charing the committee on Counterterrorism Committee in 2022, will be special for Indians as the country had bought fought against it and been affected by the same. "

 

 

 

Tirumurti said, "chairing of this committee has a special resonance for India which has not only been at the forefront of fighting terrorism especially cross border terrorism but has also been one of its biggest victims." He added, "This committee was formed in September 2001, soon after the tragic terrorist attack of 9/11 in New York. India has chaired this committee when we were last in the security council in 2011-12".

 

Happy to announce that Flag of India #India will be chairing 3 key subsidiary bodies of @UN #SecurityCouncil during #IndiainUNSC (2021-22): Rightwards arrow Taliban sanctions committee, Rightwards arrow #CounterTerrorism committee (for 2022), Rightwards arrow #Libya sanctions committee," TS Tirumurti wrote in a tweet.

 

 

 

Further talking about the Taliban Sanctions Committee he said, "Taliban Sanctions Committee has always been a high priority for India keeping in mind its strong interest and commitment to peace, security, development, and progress of Afghanistan.

 

Tirumurti also explains the subsidiary body saying, "The Taliban Sanctions Committee, also called the 1988 Sanctions Committee, has always been a high priority for India. Chairing this committee at this juncture will help keep the focus on the presence of terrorists and their sponsors, threatening the peace process in Afghanistan,"

 

Moreover, India will be assuming the chair of the Libya Sanctions Committee at a critical point when there is an international focus on Libya and the peace process. The Libya Sanctions committee also called as 1970 Sanctions committee is a very important subsidiary body of the council which implements the sanctions regime including a two-way arms embargo in Libya and assets freeze, travel ban, measures on illicit export of petroleum, etc.