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Nambiar

lines on the record: 300
first: 2002-07-10
most recent: 2006-07-21
sittings or episodes: 28
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“We piloted a consensus resolution on this issue during the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We urge the Committee to place emphasis on the study of the possible proliferation of weapons of mass destruction among non-State actors such as the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Thirdly, the Group has commented adversely on the continued ability of Al Qaeda to finance its activities through charities and the drug trade.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“Resolutions 1390 (2002) and 1454 (2002) make it incumbent upon States to list any member of the Taliban and Al Qaeda organizations and any individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with the Taliban and the Al Qaeda organization. In our View, Member States should be proactive in proposing all names available to them for inclusion on the list, including the names of those who have participated in training camps or in other activities associated with the Taliban or Al Qaeda. Without such an exhaustive listing, the Committee would be severely handicapped in the implementation of its mandate. Secondly, the Group has drawn attention to the possibility of Al Qaeda's having access to nuclear and chemical weapons. India has cautioned consistently against the potential dangers of terrorists acquiring weapons of mass destruction.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“Only last week, at least 14 persons were killed in the State of Jammu and Kashmir in India as a result of terrorist attacks against pilgrims and at an army camp. While there is no direct evidence of the involvement of the Al Qaeda or the Taliban in these attacks, the motivating factors and the sponsors of such operations are one and the same. Yesterday, there was an additional bomb blast in the city of Mumbai. I shall now briefly touch upon some aspects of the report of the Monitoring Group to which I append my delegation's comments. These are as follows. The Monitoring Group has concluded that the Committee's list includes only a small subset of known Al Qaeda operatives. We understand that, in a welcome development, the Afghan Government has recently proposed certain changes to the Taliban section of the Committee's list.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“In its first report since the adoption of resolution 1455 (2002), the Monitoring Group has correctly concluded that despite some marked successes in the fight against terrorist groups, recent events have demonstrated that the Al Qaeda and its associated groups still pose a significant threat to international peace and security. The fight against terrorism can be addressed truly and effectively only when all nations realize that terrorism is a malaise that can strike at will in any part of the world, including those societies that currently may see a vested interest in encouraging such tendencies. India has been at the forefront of the fight against terrorism for more than two decades.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“A review of the work of this Committee in an open meeting of the Council is particularly timely and essential, given the propensity of organizations like the Taliban and Al Qaeda to strike at will at different parts of the world, but equally owing to disturbing recent developments in Afghanistan's southern and south- eastern borders, indicating the regrouping and increasingly damaging activism of the Al Qaeda and Taliban there. It is Vital that all members of the international community be united in their preparedness and, more important, willingness to tackle this growing menace.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“I wish to congratulate your delegation on its successful stewardship of the Council in July, when the Council has addressed some of the most pressing issues confronting us in Africa and the Middle East, while also allowing for a detailed review of the performance of the Council committees on terrorism. We thank you, Madame President, for including in your work programme, consideration of the Committee established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1267 (1999) and its Monitoring Group.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“if we banish this fear [of the future], if we place confidence, even though we may take risks [of trust], rather than to risk violent language, violent actions and in the end war, I think those risks are worth taking." (A/PV.154, p. 22)”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Periodic elections that make political leaders accountable to parliaments and to voters act as a regular check against any predisposition to policies of military adventurism. As Prime Minister Vajpayee said recently, "If the twentieth century saw the global growth of democracy, the new century should see its further expansion and enrichment. Especially, we should develop democracy as an effective instrument for fulfilling people's aspirations and resolving conflicts and contentious issues. History has proved time and again that free and democratic societies are the ones that are creative, self-corrective and self-regenerative." I wish to conclude by returning to the speech to which I referred in the beginning of my statement, in which Prime Minister Nehru of India declared that he had no fear of the future. He went on to say, .”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“For the rest, we are fully conscious of being able to summon the firmness and resilience needed to safeguard our national interests. We are also aware that, more than anything, we need to remain continuously responsive to and reflective of the needs and aspirations of our peoples as expressed through our own democratic institutions. It is our view that the democratic norm provides the best possible means to address discontent within societies and disputes between them. Respect for pluralism and diversity is fundamental to that approach. A society that promotes democratic norms and respect for tolerance is better placed to address disputes than one that lacks those values. Democratic societies are far less prone to extremist ideologies based on conflict, violence or militarism. They are also less inclined to wage wars.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In some cases, over time their subtext has changed and they have proved obsolete, defunct or overtaken by events on the ground. India's experience with the working of the United Nations has been sufficiently long and educative for us to remain vigilant of the threats, pressures and blandishments that have been exerted upon us during various periods of our history in the guise of furthering the pacific settlement of disputes affecting us. Our stance has been consistent and principled. We have not been deterred by the temporary approbation or opprobrium of the members of this body or other bodies of this Organization, despite our abiding respect for it. We remain confident that we retain the understanding, sympathy and support of its broader membership in our overall stance.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“No State can permit aggression against its own territory. Nothing in the Charter can impair the inherent right of each Member State to take all necessary measures for its self-defence if there is an armed attack against it. This is equally true if a State is subjected to a continuous low-intensity proxy war through infiltration, cross-border terrorism or other means using force. Where Member States have agreed to implement resolutions of the United Nations, they are justified in expecting such implementation to be complete and in the sequence agreed to without emasculation, revision or reinterpretation. Where attempts are made to apply such resolutions selectively or in a partial, self-serving manner, they have obviously not worked, but have only served to subvert the original spirit of these resolutions.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Against this background, we would commend the emphasis placed by the Manila Declaration on the obligation of States to settle international disputes on the basis of the sovereign equality of States and in accordance with the principle of free choice of means, thus incorporating one of the basic principles of the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations (General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV)). In particular, the Declaration on Friendly Relations states that any attempt aimed at the partial or total disruption of the national unity and territorial integrity of a State or country or at its political independence is incompatible with the purposes and principles of the Charter.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“However, its indiscriminate applicability to situations of irredentist, secessionist or other political movements within independent States with composite populations of different ethnic and religious persuasions can be extremely risky, even destabilizing. This could be even more serious when such movements are externally inspired or assisted. In a world where the indispensability of the sovereign State as the fundamental political unit of the international community is still vigorously reaffirmed, the perceptions by States of their territorial integrity and the essential values undergirding their respective political structures are bound to rank as the utmost priority. This will admit little compromise.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“A third party might not find a reason to use the leverage it has for the settlement of the particular dispute. Where it has, the development of a different order of vested interests cannot be ruled out. Some disputes, given their specific character and complexity, may not be amenable to resolution according to any pre-set time schedule. It is true that, apart from the danger of the eruption of violence because of an unresolved dispute, an unresolved conflict relating to resources might stand in the way of exploitation of the resources for the benefit of the community. If the dispute related to a territory under colonial occupation or alien domination, non-resolution would place the people concerned in a condition of uncertainty or prolong their travails or sufferings.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Fourthly, an imposed solution to a dispute is likely to be reopened by the party that feels aggrieved or feels that it was compelled at the time of settlement, thus proving to be no real settlement at all. A decade ago, the report of the Secretary-General entitled "An Agenda for Peace" (S/24lll)stated that if conflicts had gone unresolved in the past, it was not because techniques for peaceful settlement were unknown or inadequate. The fault lay first in the lack of political will of parties to seek a solution to their differences through such means as are suggested in Chapter VI of the Charter and, secondly, in the lack of leverage at the disposal of a third party if that was the procedure chosen. Each party tends to seek a better solution than what it had been called upon to accept.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“First, since the resolution of the dispute is by mutual consent, often arrived at after a kind of bargaining that involves elements of give and take, there is a greater probability of the parties carrying out the agreement faithfully. Secondly, if government by consent expresses the spirit of democracy, then the diplomacy of bilateral negotiations is nearest to that spirit. Thirdly, arbitration and judicial settlement are essentially zero-sum games. By contrast, in bilateral diplomacy each party seeks to get something it desires, with the total pay-off becoming a variable sum that provides each side scope for maximizing that sum - in other words, the process of bilateral negotiation would be more likely to lead to a win-win situation for both the parties.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“A further important element insisted upon in these declarations is that States should, in accordance with international law, implement in good faith all the provisions and agreements concluded by them for the settlement of disputes affecting them. Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly in that regard may suggest the use of various means at its disposal. Where cases arise of the Secretary-General making use of fact-finding capabilities relating to a dispute or a situation, they are to be pursued only with the express consent of the State or States concerned. The path of negotiation is seen by many distinguished jurists as the most preferable method of dispute settlement.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“These resolutions and declarations, furthermore, reiterate the right of all States to resort to peaceful means of their own choice for the prevention and removal of disputes or situations, which is central to the pacific settlement of disputes in the following manner. In seeking a peaceful settlement the party shall agree on such peaceful means as may be appropriate to the circumstances of the States and the nature of the dispute. In the event of a failure of the parties to reach an early solution by means specified in the Charter, the parties should continue to seek a peaceful solution and consult forthwith on mutually agreed means to settle the dispute peacefully.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“For its part, the General Assembly has over the years attempted to enhance the effectiveness of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States through its own resolutions and declarations. The Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes, of 15 November 1982 (resolution 37/10), and Declaration on the Prevention and Removal of Disputes and Situations Which May Threaten International Peace and Security and on the Role of the United Nations in this Field, of 5 December 1988 (resolution 43/51), are important in this respect. An examination of these resolutions and declarations indicates that they relate to the settlement of all disputes and are not confined only to the disputes referred to in Chapter VI of the Charter.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The procedure recommended in Article 36 should take into consideration any procedure for the settlement of disputes that has already been adopted by the parties. But in the choice of procedures under this Article, the Council is not bound by the list included in Article 33, paragraph 1. The Council may devise new methods or suggest a combination of existing procedures, coupled with its recommendations for a particular procedure, with advice that the parties should consider other suitable methods. The distinction between the appropriate procedures or methods of adjustment that can be recommended by the Council and the terms of settlement that can be recommended by the Council under Article 37 is not always clear.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The requirements of specific results are not indicated. The Council's power to investigate in order to decide whether a dispute or a situation requires its attention or whether it constitutes an independent basis of action is derived from Article 34. While invocation of that Article has in specific instances constituted the preconditions calling upon the parties under Article 33, paragraph 2, or for making recommendations under Article 36 or Article 37, paragraph 2, this Article has also been used to determine whether or not a dispute or situation actually does endanger international peace and security. Article 36 gives the Council power to recommend appropriate procedures or methods of adjustment for situations brought before it.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Given this primary responsibility resting with the parties to settle their differences or disputes between themselves, the competence of the United Nations organs is only subsidiary. Likewise, the measures outlined in Chapter VI are non-coercive and possess no legally binding character beyond what has been accepted by parties and within the terms of their own understanding of such acceptance of commitment. How far does the power of the Security Council under Chapter VI extend? It is pertinent to note that Article 33 requires the Council, when it deems necessary, to call upon the parties to settle their disputes by peaceful methods; but the choice of means of settlement by parties, strictly construed, should entail that the parties are bound no further than to engage their best efforts to find a peaceful solution.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The drafters desired action by the Organization only as a last resort, with the onus left upon the parties to settle disputes peacefully among themselves either directly, through the means listed in the Article, or through resort to regional organizations if need be. The idea that local disputes should be solved locally seems to have been favoured by the drafters. Even where the Council or the Assembly has taken up consideration of a situation or question, the primary responsibility for settlement remains with the parties themselves. Article 36, paragraph 2, requires the Council to take into consideration the existence of agreements between the parties for the pacific settlement of disputes and the procedures adopted by the parties prior to requesting the Council to take up the issue.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“While it needs to be recognized that the Security Council and the General Assembly have in the normal course rarely refused to admit a question for failing to fulfil the clause "likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security" and have chosen to interpret this Article liberally, they have generally adopted a flexible and pragmatic approach, one that has been based on a recognition of the political realities on the ground rather than on purely legalistic approaches. Evidently, the means provided for in Article 33 are not intended to be exhaustive. The reference to "other peaceful means of their choice" was clearly added to provide the parties with greater freedom of choice.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The opening article of Chapter VI, Article 33, paragraph 1, makes it clear that the parties to any dispute likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security "shall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangement, or other peaceful means of their own choice." The Charter establishes no hierarchy among the various means enumerated therein. A cursory look at Chapter VI shows that it concerns only those disputes that endanger the maintenance of international peace and security. Not all disputes that affect States or exist between States are covered.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Every nation thus has a legitimate interest in matters of peace and war and must shoulder its responsibility to ensure that end. Where disputes between States or situations between States that might endanger international peace and security arise, it is incumbent upon those States to settle them by peaceful means. Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Charter specifically enjoins this upon all Member States. Where the United Nations has a role and relevance, its efforts should be welcomed. A basic premise of the pacific settlement of disputes relates to the provision under the Charter calling on all Member States to first resort to peaceful means in settling disputes that threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The lesson of history, the long course of history, and more especially the lesson of the last great wars which have devastated humanity, has been that out of hatred and violence only hatred and violence will come. We have got into a cycle of hatred and violence, and not the most brilliant debate will get us out of it, unless we look some other way and find some other means. It is obvious that if [we] continue in this cycle and have wars which this Assembly was especially meant to avoid and prevent, the result will not only be tremendous devastation all over the world but the non- achievement by any individual Power or group of its objective." (A/PV.]54, pp. 16-13 Every nation, big or small, strives for a basic modicum of stability in its domestic and international environment in order to enable it to pursue its own national objectives.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The maintenance of international peace and security is the principal purpose of the Charter and involves the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, as well as the suppression of acts of aggression. Equally, the emphasis upon bringing about the adjustment or settlement, by pacific means and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, of international disputes or situations that might lead to a breach of the peace is no less prominent a purpose. Indeed, together they constitute the very first purpose of the United Nations under Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Charter. More than 50 years ago, speaking before the United Nations, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared: "This Assembly took shape after two mighty wars and as a consequence of those wars.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Let me begin by congratulating Pakistan and you personally, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May 2003. We were happy to have His Excellency Mr. Khurshid Kasuri, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, in our midst this morning at this Council meeting dedicated specifically to a subject of your choice. I also take this opportunity to congratulate Mexico on its handling of the presidency of the Council last month. The subject for consideration by the Council today is the peaceful settlement of disputes. The faith of nations in this world body is embedded in the collective commitment of its Members to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We wish him every success and have no doubt that he will apply his boundless energy, valuable experience and the rare qualities of an outstanding diplomat to whichever pursuit he chooses to engage in after July this year. We wish also warmly to welcome Ambassador Arias to the chairmanship of this prestigious and critical Committee and wish him the very best in his endeavour. I assure him that my delegation will be prepared to offer him whatever assistance he may require of us in the effective fulfilment of his high function.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The Government of India has decided very recently to ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. India's proposal for the early conclusion of a comprehensive convention against international terrorism has been under active consideration of the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly. The recent Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Commonwealth Law Ministers' Meeting reiterated the need for the early conclusion of the Convention and called upon all States to cooperate in resolving the outstanding issues. We are confident that the mutual interest of Member States will enable the Convention to be approved as a useful and effective multilateral instrument in the near future. Let me once again reiterate our warmest appreciation for the work of Sir Jeremy in the Counter- Terrorism Committee.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Should not the Committee be seeking to avoid a situation in which the overwhelming majority of States having fulfilled their obligations under Stage A belong predominantly to the developed regions of the world, while those striving to comply with the requirements are those that represent the developing world? Sixth, while the CTC's matrix of assistance provides a useful assessment of assistance on offer, perhaps the Committee should be examining whether the bilateral assistance offered by one or two countries is truly representative of the entire gamut of assistance in this area offered at a bilateral level? India has made considerable efforts to work with the international community in its fight against terrorism. India is a party to all 12 international conventions on terrorism.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Fourth, while the CTC's meeting with international and regional organizations was a successful venture in terms of securing the participation of the invitees involved, could the CTC, in future, consider a more representative regional balance? At the same time, must the Committee not also note that not all regional organizations have the mandate of the countries they represent to engage in any discussions on the subject of terrorism? Fifth, while it is understood that the CTC does not need to move at the speed of the slowest Member, it needs to consider whether it is desirable to move at the speed of the fastest.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Secondly, while proceeding to Stage B of its implementation of 1373 (2001), how would the CTC ensure that it would receive relevant information and assistance from Member States, while at the same time avoiding an intrusiveness that could impinge on the secrecy of information and procedures followed in counter-terrorism measures by the States concerned? Thirdly, while following international standards, such as those of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), can the CTC take into account the need for internationally negotiated and agreed arrangements acceptable to all Member States?”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“This has not gone unnoticed by the international community. India attaches the highest priority to the functioning of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. It is in this spirit that we wish to make a few comments and to pose a few questions, the responses to which, we hope, will contribute towards the Committee's functioning. Our questions are the following. First, while there is universal appreciation of the work of the CTC in seeking to have the proper legislative framework in place to implement resolution 1373 (2001), has the CTC considered the question of how to deal with a situation in which a Member State is not enforcing effective compliance by concrete actions, even while professing to do so in its responses to the Committee?”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The time for double standards is oven India has held the View that the Counter- Terrorism Committee needs to move beyond the stage of reporting on to the stage of identifying violations of, if not enforcing, resolutions 1373 (2001), 1456 (2003) and other relevant Security Council resolutions. Subparagraphs 2(b), (d) and (e) and 3(a) of resolution 1373 (2001) make specific references to cross-border or transnational terrorism. These provisions of resolution 1373 (2001) oblige Member States to take action to prevent the facilitation of terrorism against other States. We have noted that facile and often mendacious assertions of the fulfilment of obligations under resolution 1373 (2001) form an integral part of the report of at least one respondent that has done nothing to fulfil its commitments, both stated and statutory.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“My Government has consistently pointed out that the purpose of establishing credible multilateral instruments to counter terrorism is not only to equip States to fight terrorism effectively, but also to identify those States that contravene the provisions of Security Council resolutions in their sponsorship, support and encouragement of terrorism. India finds it difficult to accept a situation in which a country professes to be part of the global coalition against terrorism on the one hand, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism on the other. The global fight against terrorism, spurred on in large part by the horrors of the attacks of 11 September, no longer leaves any space for ambiguity in a State's record on terrorism.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“By behaving maturely, our common people have responded wisely to this latest terrorist outrage. I would like to assure you, Mr. President, that, much as we condemn the evil of terrorism, we are conscious, in this context, as much of Nietzsche as indeed of the Buddha and of Mahatma Gandhi. We are confident that our democracy offers systemic safeguards that will prevent us from becoming mirror images of the "monster" we oppose. Unfortunately, despite assurances provided at the highest levels, the one country that has today emerged as the epicentre of terrorism and is responsible for this situation remains unprepared to live up to its public pronouncements and commitments made to the international community and to the Counter-Terrorism Committee.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“What other rationale can explain the attempt to replace the prevalent peaceful Sufi religious beliefs traditionally practised in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir with the fanatical and uncompromising dictates of a purported orthodoxy that requires an enforced adherence to repressive social restrictions, and vile impositions against women and society? This incident has been noticed and, indeed, condemned around the world. What has gone unnoticed, however, is the tremendous restraint and composure displayed by the Government of India, and, indeed, by the various communities in India, in not being provoked into reacting disproportionately to this event, as can happen all to often in situations like this one, which inflame religious and communal passions around the country.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Only a few days ago, 24 members of a village in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir - 11 men, ll women and 2 infants - were ordered out of their homes and massacred by terrorists in full view of the entire village. Their sole qualification for being targeted for this extraordinary fate was that they were Kashmiri pandits professing the ancient faith of their land. The objective of the exercise was a selective "cleansing" through mass murder, which has been the objective of these terrorist groups and their sponsors all along: to attack the basis of a secular state; to attack the fabric of a society that has lived peacefully together for centuries in intercommunal harmony. Laced with the potent stimulant of fundamentalism and religious extremism, this is the hallmark of the terror being unleashed on India.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“India's experience of being at the receiving end of externally-sponsored terrorism has demonstrated to us the unalloyed terrorists' goal of disrupting normal peaceful functioning of societies as a cynical tactic for the achievement of their political objectives. They, therefore, choose to launch their attacks upon places of worship, parliamentary institutions and public transportation, and to target voters and candidates engaged in democratic electoral processes, as well as isolated and vulnerable minority communities, women and children. In the past two decades, India has lost 60,000 of its citizens to cross-border terrorism in the Punjab, in Jammu and Kashmir and in other parts of the country.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“My country believes that terrorism is a common foe to all peoples, beliefs and religions, as also of democracy, pluralistic societies and peace. But this view is not confined to India alone. The countries that participated in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies, held in Seoul in November 2002, agreed that "terrorism constitutes a threat to international peace and security as well as to humanity in general and indeed the very foundation on which democratic societies are built". They also underscored that "terrorism cannot be justified by any cause or under any circumstances ...". Similar language underpins Security Council resolution 1456 (2003) adopted earlier this year.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I wish to take the opportunity here to join other delegations in congratulating Ambassador Sir Jeremy Greenstock for his wholly dedicated and selfless involvement in the task of taking the Counter- Terrorism Committee from a fledgling idea to a recognized landmark in the international fight against terrorism. The Security Council, the United Nations and the membership it represents owe a great deal to the structures and solid institutional foundations that Sir Jeremy has laid down in the form of the CTC. We are confident that Ambassador Arias, with his proven competence, will take the Committee to ever greater heights of achievement and effectiveness that the second and subsequent stages of the CTC's functioning call for. My delegation has consistently and unequivocally supported a strong international stance against terrorism.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“It is sufficient to refer to the Council's presidential statements issued in recent months in response to terrorist incidents in Bali, Moscow, Mombassa and Bogota to be able to reinforce this point. The instruments crafted by the Security Council in the form of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Taliban/Al Qaeda committee are critical in so far as they represent some of the most serious multilaterally defined and accepted efforts to collectively tackle a growing menace that respects no national boundaries, region or religion.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Please allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We have no doubt that your presidency would allow a careful and responsible consideration of the important issues on the agenda of the Council. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Ambassador Mamady Traore of Guinea for his adroit stewardship of the Council during a crucial period in the Council's history. Let me start by congratulating you on your decision to include an open debate on the critical subject of threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts on the Council's work schedule. My country, like most others, continues to believe that the main threats to international peace and security today emanate from the uncontrolled ravages of terrorism.”
2003-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4734Resumption1 (2003) · source
“War is sometimes waged unilaterally, but peace must be built together. We call upon all members of the Security Council and, indeed, all Members of the United Nations to remain resolute in their efforts to secure a lasting peace and a stable future for the people of Iraq.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“The international community must quickly get involved in restoring peace in Iraq and in the eventual reconstruction of the country and in alleviating the plight of its long-suffering people. We urge the Council to display the required unity and collective will to be able to assist the Iraqi people in this endeavour. India has already announced its willingness to fully participate in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Iraq and its people, which will inevitably be required as a result of the current conflict. Our long-standing friendship with the people of Iraq would demand nothing less of us; we would be happy to discharge our duty in sharing this burden. One can have differences over the necessity of war, but one cannot have differences about the urgent need for restoring peace.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“The Secretary-General has already drawn attention to the increasingly difficult plight of the 1.7 million residents of the city of Basra. We wish to support any effort designed to provide relief to the civilian population of this city and other parts of the country in need of urgent assistance. We also support the decision of the Secretary-General to hold a meeting of United Nations relief agencies today to coordinate humanitarian relief efforts in Iraq. We have tried to follow the deliberations of the Council on the Secretary-General's proposal to provide humanitarian assistance to Iraq by adjusting the mechanism of the oil for food programme. We believe that approved contracts for supplies to Iraq under the oil for food programme would be the logical priority for delivering immediate assistance to the Iraqi people.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“In the circumstances, we sincerely hope that the military campaign, which was unjustified and avoidable, will be short-lived. We strongly urge that all possible efforts be made to bring hostilities to an early end. We also call upon all parties involved in the war to meet their obligations towards civilians under international humanitarian law. We are concerned about the human lives involved - Iraqi and others. We are also concerned about refugee flows. The international community should ensure that the sovereignty and integrity of Iraq are fully preserved, as should be its secular traditions. Sectarian and ethnic conflict should not be allowed to divide the country. The right of the people of Iraq to determine their political future and to exercise control over their natural resources should also be fully respected.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“The resolution also reaffirmed the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, Kuwait and the neighbouring States. Resolution 1441 (2002) provided a stringent regime of inspections designed to meet the international community's desire to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction. We believe that securing Iraq's cooperation with the inspections process and its compliance with all relevant Security Council resolutions should have been the main focus of the Council's efforts. That, unfortunately, did not happen. As it is, we are now presented with a situation in which some members have decided to proceed unilaterally. My country received reports of the commencement of military action in Iraq with the deepest of anguish.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source