India warns against using UNSC membership to ‘legitimise’ terrorists
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Membership of the UN Security Council must not be used as a tool to "legitimise" terrorists by seeking their removal from the sanctions regime or to blacklist entities solely on "political considerations", India has said, asserting that the powerful 15-nation body must not become a platform for pursuing narrow interests. Addressing a Security Council open debate on working methods on Wednesday, Charge d’Affaires at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Ambassador Yojna Patel flagged the need for greater transparency and objectivity in the listing and de-listing of terrorists and terror entities under the Council’s sanctions regimes. "Security Council membership brings significant responsibilities. This must not become a platform to pursue narrow political interests," she said. "Listing and de-listing are a case in point. There must be more transparency and objectivity on this front. Presence in the Security Council must not be instrumentalised to legitimise terrorists by attempting to
The report was published on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:16:06 +0530 and is attributed to Press Trust of India. Prime Today News is presenting this source-attributed update so readers can understand the central development and follow the original reporting for complete context.
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