World powers support Indian proposal to punish supporters of terrorism.  

Jagan Nath Dhar

INDIA has presented at the United Nations a proposal to punish those who shelter and finance terrorism. The proposal has received support from major world powers India is having first-hand experience of terrorism Pak Army's firing into the civilian areas of Jammu and Kashmir has increased As a result, many innocent civilians and members of the Indian security forces have lost their lives. Half a lakh civilians have got forced to leave their millennia-old residential areas and live in camps away from the border Pakistan is trying to infiltrate more terrorists into Kashmir. Indian Border Security Force is arranging a high-tech fencing on the border between J & K and Pakistan Pakistan is unhappy with it as it hinders Pak efforts to send destabilisers into Jammu and Kashmir Pak agents and their sympasiers: have been trying to disturb peace in the J & K state. It became unhappy when more than 65 percent of the voters came to exercise their right of franchise in the recent assembly elections. During the electioneering process, that preceded the polls, Pak-trained militants murdered two popular panchas, who had been elected earlier.

India went to the United Nations to enunciate the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism to punish those who shelter and finance terrorism. Russia announced that it will back the Indian proposal. China, the most important friendly country of Pakistan, too said it will support the proposal. At the end of the summit meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China, a joint statement was issued. It "underlined the need to bring to justice perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of terrorist acts" Last month the United States, another country, friendly with Pakistan, declared Pakistan as a haven for terrorists.

World powers are becoming aware of the difficulty India is facing because of Pak terrorism. Terrorist threats and activities have increased in their regions too. The United States has received such threats. Russia is facing a lot of it. Xinjiang China's north-eastern province bordering Pakistan, has become terrorist infested. China has asked the Chief of the Pak defence forces to rein in Pak trained terrorists who are crossing to Xinjiang.

In the first week of this year, Boko Haram killed 20,000 innocents in Nigeria; 3.7 million Fench citizens, followed 50 world leaders-their arms linked, -to march through Paris, in a rally, in support of freedom of expression and to honour 17 victims of terrorist attacks, including 10 well-known cartoonists of the country. Similar rallies were taken out in other parts of the eastern and western hemisphere of the world to mourn the killing of votaries of free expression. Participants in such rallies raised slogans: "Je suis Charlie. That is: am Charlie, the French weekly that had published cartoons which were objected to by the terrorists. Three point six billion Muslims live in the world. No leader of theirs raised his voice against the violent acts.

After the French episode, too, terrorist acts continued to be ferocious. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria forced the women they had captured to marry the jihadis. The ISIS activists beheaded a Japanese journalist and set on fire a Jordinian pilot. In reply, Jordan hanged two Iraqis, who had been arrested on terrorist charges. The events saddened the international community.

No country is safe from terrorist acts. In this atmosphere, India's suggestion at the United Nations, is expected to awaken the world conscience against the spread of terrorist acts.

Jagan Nath Dhar Editor Koshur Samachar

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Courtesy: Jagan Nath Dhar and February 2015 Koshur Samachar