India ready for long-haul\, say sources on China blocking listing of Masood Azhar by UN

India ready for long-haul, say sources on China blocking listing of Masood Azhar by UN

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

will show patience with for "as long as it takes" but will not compromise its position on terrorism, government sources said Saturday, days after blocked a fresh move at the UN to designate as a global terrorist.

It was for China to resolve the issues with Pakistan, and will show patience on it, they said, adding has shared evidence against Azhar with all the UN Security members including China.

On Wednesday, China for the fourth time blocked the bid in the to designate Azhar by putting a technical hold on the proposal. The Chinese move was termed "disappointing" by

Sources said India was "cautiously" confident that eventually Azhar will get listed as it has a solid case against the JeM

India is not going to make any compromise or cut any deal with any member nation of the or on designating Azhar as global terrorists, sources said, adding is ready for a long-haul on the issue.

They said 14 out of the 15 members of the (UNSC) supported India on the issue while seven members were co-sponsoring the resolution to list Azhar.

India will not rest until he is proscribed by the UN, they said.

The fresh proposal to designate Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda of the UN Security Council was moved by France, the UK and the US, in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.

JeM had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack.

Sources said was an issue which is not-negotiable for India and if China needed more time, was ready to wait.

They said India was not going to approach the UN Security Council on the issue of Azhar and that if there was any other option to list Azhar, then it was for the members of the powerful body to explore.

They also ruled out the possibility of any mediation by any country to resolve issues between India and

In 2009, India moved a proposal by itself to designate Azhar. In 2016 again India moved the proposal with the P3 - the United States, the and in the UN's 1267 to ban Azhar, also the mastermind of the attack on the air base in Pathankot in January, 2016.

In 2017, the P3 nations moved a similar proposal again. However, on all occasions China, a veto-wielding of the UN Security Council, blocked India's proposal from being adopted by the Sanctions Committee.

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First Published: Sat, March 16 2019. 14:35 IST