Those shielding sponsors of terror equally culpable: India

There is a great need to speak in a united voice against the scourge of terrorism and those practising double standards in the fight against the menace are just as culpable as countries which distinguish between good and bad terrorists, said the government on Wednesday in a jibe at China.
The remark by India's ambassador to the UN in New York, Ruchira Kamboj, came ahead of the crucial special meeting of the UNSC counter-terrorism committee (CTC) which will begin in Mumbai on Friday with the participants paying respects to the victims of 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

While the CTC meeting, which is being held outside New York for the first time since 2015, is unlikely to renew pressure on Pakistan to bring the accused of 26/11 to justice, senior MEA officials said the fact that the meeting is being held in Mumbai is a "message in itself".
"Terrorism is one of the greatest threats humanity is facing today. We have said there is no good or bad terrorist. Those who propagate this distinction have an agenda and those who cover up for them are just as culpable. There can't be any justification for terrorism," said Kamboj, who is also the chair of the CTC, while responding to queries related to China's recent actions to block a UN ban on Pakistan-based commanders of terror groups.
As per Indian and UN officials, the two-day special meeting in Mumbai and Delhi will focus specifically on three key areas in which new and emerging technologies are experiencing "rapid development, growing use by member-states (including for security and counter-terrorism purposes), and an increasing threat of abuse for terrorism purposes". These include use of Internet and social media, terrorism-financing including new payment methods and unmanned aerial systems.
The meeting will see participation by UK foreign secretary James Cleverly in what will be the first high-level visit to India from UK after Conservative leader Rishi Sunak took over as PM earlier this week. Among the five permanent members, only the UK will see a ministerial participant. Other UNSC member-states which will be represented at the level of ministers are Albania, Gabon, Ghana and UAE.