United Nations: India has told a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that it is facing a “serious challenge” of illegal arms supply using drones from across the border, which is not possible without the help of the neighboring country’s authorities. . The Indian Ambassador to the United Nations was apparently referring to Pakistan. Threats to international peace and security in the Security Council: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Monday said in an open discussion on the subject of risks arising from violations of agreements regulating the export of arms and military equipment. Some countries with questionable stance and image in the matter of proliferation of terrorists who collude with terrorists should be held accountable for their misdeeds. The presidency of the council is with Russia in the month of April.
He said that the export of arms and military equipment, in violation of international law, escalates geopolitical tensions and cannot be ignored. The ambassador added that this threat is exacerbated when “states playing proxy roles in the fraudulent acquisition of sensitive goods and technologies and the proliferation of nuclear weapons are in collusion with terrorists and other non-state actors.” Kamboz said. The acquisition of small arms by terrorists in large quantities is a repeated reminder that they cannot exist without state sponsorship and support, he said.
He said that in the context of India, we are facing a serious challenge of cross-border illegal arms supply by drones which is not possible without the active support of the authorities controlling those areas. He was referring to Pakistan. India’s Border Security Force (BSF) often shoots down Pakistani drones carrying weapons and drugs. The most recent incident in this regard was on April 1 when the BSF said that its troops fired at a suspected Pakistani drone near the international border in Jammu. This is the second such incident since mid-March.
Kamboj called on the international community to condemn such behavior and hold such nations accountable for their misdeeds. Russia’s Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia told the Council that Moscow has repeatedly convened Security Council meetings to deal with the dangerous consequences of arming the Ukrainian government. He said that regardless of the attitude of some countries towards the developments in Ukraine, these threats are real and can apply to any other region, therefore the Security Council has a duty to respond to them and prevent such threats. took steps for
US Special Representative for Political Affairs Ambassador Robert Wood said in the discussion that the greatest threat of illegal trafficking arises from weapons captured by Russia and pro-Russian forces on the battlefield. He said Russia has offered to supply arms to separatists in eastern Ukraine. These statements and actions are dangerous and irresponsible.
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