World News | Countries that use cross-border terrorism to serve narrow political ends must be held accountable: India

United Nations, 13th January (PTI) India told the UN Security Council that countries that use cross-border terrorism for narrow political ends must be held accountable, stressing the need for countries to unite against the common threat of terrorism, not for political The expediency measures and double standards.

“Implementation of the rule of law at the international level should protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries from aggression, including terrorism and cross-border terrorism,” India’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, said on Thursday.

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Speaking at a Security Council open debate on the rule of law under Japan’s current presidency, Kamboji stressed the need to hold accountable countries that exploit cross-border terror to serve narrow political ends, an apparent reference to Pakistan.

“This is only possible when all nations come together to confront common threats such as terrorism, and when there is no double standard for political expediency,” she said.

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“In our view, a rules-based international order is one that is free from coercion, based on respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, transparency, and the peaceful resolution of disputes,” she said.

Kamboy stressed that the peaceful settlement of disputes is a key factor in ensuring and strengthening the rule of law in international relations.

“The rule of law requires countries to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity because they want their sovereignty to be respected,” she said.

“Because the pacta sunt servanda (obligatory agreement) is a binding legal norm, it requires that countries must respect bilateral or multilateral agreements signed with others and not take unilateral measures to undermine or cancel these arrangements,” she added.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated in a Security Council open debate on “Promoting and Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The Rule of Law Among States” that the world is currently facing a serious threat to the “rule of law”. Lawlessness”.

“In every region of the world, civilians are suffering the effects of devastating conflict, human loss, increased poverty and hunger. From the illicit development of nuclear weapons to the illicit use of force, states continue to flout international law with impunity,” Guterres said.

He said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had caused a humanitarian and human rights disaster, traumatized a generation of children and accelerated the global food and energy crisis.

“Any annexation of a country’s territory on the grounds of the threat or use of force violates the Charter and international law,” he said.

India also emphasized that strengthening the rule of law requires reform of international institutions of global governance, including those charged with maintaining international peace and security.

“The debate on strengthening the rule of law is meaningless to our efforts to strengthen the rule of law while insisting on anachronistic structures that lack representative legitimacy,” Kamboj said.

With the purpose and relevance of multilateral organizations increasingly being questioned, Kamboj said states have a collective responsibility and duty to enhance the credibility and legitimacy of the international order. India called on the international community to work towards this goal before it is too late.

Kamboj emphasized the rule of law as the foundational edifice of the modern nation-state, saying that this foundation is underpinned by the Charter of the United Nations, where the principle of the sovereign equality of states is the basis for global collective action.

“In the face of the interconnected challenges we face today, the United Nations represents our collective recognition that only cooperation and effective multilateralism can ensure peace and stability,” she said.

While India strongly believes in multilateralism and the principles of peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with principles of international law, Kamboji said this can only be successful if interactions between states are based on rules that pursue greater collective welfare.

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