 India has called for strengthening a United Nations instrument to check illegal movement of small arms, light weapons, ammunition and explosives across borders.
Under Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Nidhi Tewari said this in her address to the preparatory committee on the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (POA).
Ms Tewari said, India's national security has been adversely affected by terrorism, transnational organised crime, drug trafficking and piracy, in which illicit trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons plays a pernicious role.
She said, the continued full and effective implementation of the PoA is, therefore, a priority for India, especially as a means for combating terrorism and transnational crime.
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