The UN Security Council blacklisted Masood Azhar. This decision of the United Nations is heading in a new direction.
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Last month, the UN Security Council approved a proposal to blacklist Masood Azhar, the leader of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist organization, banning him from traveling, freezing his assets and restricting his use of weapons. . The resolution has been sent to the 15-member Security Council. By approving this resolution, the United Nations has added another dimension to the ongoing struggle against China on several fronts. A few days ago, France demanded that Azhar be named in the committee's Al Qaeda approval committee under 1267. France's demand has been blocked by China, which is well aware of its role, but the UN has passed the resolution.
Washington has made it clear that it will use "all available means" to hold Azhar accountable to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The United Nations and all its allies, including the Security Council, will use all available means to hold the UN-designated terrorist organization Jaish accountable to the international community. "
China, however, has reacted strongly to the UN decision. The UN Security Council's decision to blacklist Azhar is tantamount to obstructing efforts by China to resolve the issue amicably. A Chinese spokesman said: "China is in talks with the country and is working hard to produce positive results. The United Nations is keeping check in this closely. In that case, it would be futile for the United Nations to try to draft a resolution. ”
Background perspective on the US-China competition
Washington will one day realize that China will continue to oppose this decision, but the reality is that it wants to lash out at China over this issue, and is therefore eager to openly challenge China on this issue.
UN Secretary-General Mike Pompeo's tweet reflects this: "China's shameful hypocrisy against Muslims is unaffordable to the world. On the one hand, they insult millions of Muslims in their own country, on the other hand, they protect Muslim groups that have been declared extremist terrorists by the United Nations.”
China's proposal to add Masoud Azhar to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee's list of terrorists was supported by 14 of the 15 member states, but China strongly opposed the decision. Enthusiastic about protecting Pakistan, China has used its rejection four times against a proposal by the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to list Masood Azhar as a terrorist. However, 40 Indian CRPF personnel were killed in an attack in Pulwama on February 14. China's intransigence came to the fore after Jaish claimed responsibility for the attack. After China imposed sanctions last month, France immediately demanded the freezing of its assets and the imposition of sanctions on Azhar. Along with his colleagues, they are trying to get Azhar to be included in the list of terrorist and terrorist organizations of the European Union. After Pulwama, the international community other than China has sided with India and forced Pakistan to take concrete steps to control terrorism emanating from its soil.
The diplomacy that India has pursued in foreign relations over the past few years has garnered global support for Pakistan to destroy its support for terrorist organizations. But after the Pulwama attack, India's decision to fight against Pakistan made it necessary to resolve the issue immediately.
This increased Pakistan's responsibility to try to prevent violence. The situation before 1998 was reversed. Prior to 1998, the first steps to prevent violence in the Indo-Pakistani conflict were always taken by Delhi. After each tense situation, India was pressured by the international community, especially the Western nations, to try to defuse the tensions, and India often played a mild role.
Regional peace
The role played by the United States recently was unprecedented. In the case of Masood Azhar, his goal was to force China. But, this role was also indicative of a new regional context. Whereas in the past, the only viable way to establish regional peace in South Asia was to seek power in Pakistan, globally. While the United Nations and China are touting South Asia, India's move has suddenly become decisive, and both powers are scrutinizing what their next move will be.
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