India abstains on UN resolution brought by US; Tharoor praises S Jaishankar

NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor MP has praised Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar as India abstained on a UN resolution presented by the United States and Ireland in the Security Council to exempt humanitarian aid efforts from the United Nations sanctions.

Tharoor tweeted praising the explanation of vote delivered by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj and S Jaishankar.

Ruchira Kamboj stated that Pakistan's terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed are taking advantage of humanitarian aid. These terrorist organisations use the umbrella of the humanitarian assistance space to raise funds and recruit fighters. Without naming Pakistan, Kamboj pointed out that India will call for caution and due diligence to be exercised while extending humanitarian assistance to proscribed entities under 1267, who continue to thrive with full state hospitality in territories universally acknowledged as terrorist havens by the international community.

The 14-member Security Council voted in favour of resolution except India, currently presiding over the Security Council.