MUMBAI, Oct 28: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said the key conspirators and planners of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks continue to remain protected and unpunished, and stressed that India understands the cost of terrorism more than others.
He said that when it comes to proscribing some terrorists, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has “regrettably” been unable to act in some cases because of “political considerations”, an apparent reference to China which has blocked the UNSC sanction of Pakistan-based terrorists on several occasions.
Since terrorist organisations require funds and resources to function and to undertake activities, curbing terror financing is a key aspect of tackling the menace, the Minister said.
“Terrorism may have plagued several regions of the world, but India understands its cost more than others,” he said.
“But with that experience comes the steeling of national resolve. Decades of cross-border terror has not and will not weaken our commitment to fight back. We must rise above our political differences to address this scourge. The battle against terrorism must be fought resolutely at all fronts, all situations and all places,” he added.
The Minister was delivering his inaugural session at a special meeting here on ‘Countering the Use of New and Emerging Technologies for Terrorist Purposes’. The first leg of the event is being held at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in south Mumbai. This hotel was one of the places attacked by the terrorists during the November 2008 attacks.
“The key conspirators and the planners of 26/11 terror attacks continue to remain protected and unpunished,” Jaishankar said during the wreath-laying ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the 26/11 attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
This undermines the collective credibility and collective interest, he added.
Jaishankar said the “shocking” terror incident was an attack not just on Mumbai, but on the international community. (PTI)
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