'India Has Been Victim Of Terrorism For Decades, Zero Tolerance Approach Should Continue': President Murmu At UN Meet

President Murmu stated that India has been a victim of terrorism for decades and that India has a national commitment to combat the evil of terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations.

President Droupadi Murmu stated on Saturday that India has been a victim of terrorism for decades and that the country has a national commitment to combating the evil of terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations. She made the statement while addressing the chiefs of delegations from the United Nations Security Council's Counter Terrorism Committee (UNSC CTC).

She emphasised that the international community's guiding attitude in developing the global counter-terror infrastructure should be zero tolerance for any acts of terror, regardless of their motives.

"India has a national commitment to combating terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations," the President said, as per a statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan. 

She stated that for decades, India, the world's largest democracy with one of the most open and diversified civilizations, has been a victim of terrorism.

"India is the world’s largest democracy, with one of the most open and diverse societies in the world, has been a victim of terrorism for decades," the statement said. 

According to the statement, the president emphasised that zero tolerance for all acts of terror, whatever of motivation, should remain the international community's guiding attitude in constructing the global counter-terror infrastructure.

President Murmu welcomed the delegation members and praised their decision to begin their visit by paying tribute to the victims of the 26/11 terror incident in Mumbai.

During the meeting, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN), in her capacity as chair of the CTC, briefed the president on the UNSC CTC's operations and priorities.

The statement said that Michael Moussa Adamo, President of the United Nations Security Council and Foreign Minister of Gabon, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also made brief interventions informing the president of the key aspects of the UNSC CTC's deliberations and the path forward, as outlined in the Delhi Declaration adopted earlier on Saturday.

The meeting was attended by Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana's Foreign Minister, Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy, UAE's Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Megi Fino, Albania's Deputy Foreign Minister.

Senior United Nations officials, including Vladimir Voronkov, Under Secretary General of the United Nations Office for Counter-Terrorism, were also present.