In big win for India, BRICS declaration slam Pakistan based terror groups

Source:-In big win for India, BRICS declaration slam Pakistan based terror groups

In a big win for India, and for the first time, BRICS countries on Monday slammed Pakistan, without naming it, as they “deplored” terror attacks in member countries and the “violence caused by the Taliban, ISIL/DAISH, and Al-Qaida…Haqqani network” and its affiliates.

For the first time there was a specific listing of terrorists outfits. The declaration specifically named the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan, and the Taliban, ISIL/DAISH and Al-Qaida.

In addition the BRICS members also called for greater efficiency in designation of terrorists. This is particularly significant, because it is BRICS member China that has been blocking designating Jaishe-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar. The declaration likely means China may well now change its position.

“All BRICS leaders came up very strongly in condemning terror in all its manifestations. You can see that in seven paragraphs of the declaration,” said an MEA spokeswoman on Monday after the decoration was made public.

BRICS members made clear they condemn terrorism in all its forms.

“We deplore all terrorist attacks worldwide, including attacks in BRICS countries, and condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations wherever committed and by whomsoever and stress that there can be no justification,” said what is being called the ‘BRICS Xiamen Declaration’.

“Members in BRICS countries have been victims of terrorism and today’s declaration acknowledges we must work collectively,”said the MEA spokeswoman.

Here is your 10-point cheat-sheet to the BRICS Summit 2017:

1. “We deplore all terrorist attacks worldwide, including attacks in BRICS countries, and condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations wherever committed and by whomsoever and stress that there can be no justification whatsoever for any act of terrorism,” the BRICS resolution said.
2. Earlier, while speaking at the plenary session of the summit, PM Modi sought a strong BRICS partnership to spur growth, saying the bloc of emerging economies has developed a robust framework for cooperation and contributed to stability in a world “drifting towards uncertainty”.
3. PM Modi said trade and economy were the foundations of cooperation in BRICS and called for the creation of a BRICS rating agency to cater to financing needs of sovereign and corporate entities of developing countries. He met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazilian President Michel Temer on the sidelines of the summit today.
4. “I wish to announce here that China will launch the economic and technical cooperation plan for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries with 500 million yuan for the first term to facilitate policy exchange and practical cooperation and in the economic and trade field,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the opening ceremony.
5. PM Modi and President Xi had met informally at the G20 summit in Germany in July, but their last bilateral talks were in June this year, when they met in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
6. That meeting had come amid growing differences between the two nations over a host of issues, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and China’s opposition to India’s efforts to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
7. Later that month, Indian soldiers stopped China from building a road in the remote, uninhabited territory of Doklam, claimed by both China and Bhutan, resulting in a stand-off near the Sikkim border that lasted over two months.
8. Last Monday, the External Affairs Ministry announced that New Delhi and Beijing had decided on “expeditious disengagement” of their border troops in the Doklam area.
9. On Sunday, Xi Jinping, without directly referring to the Doklam tension, underlined that “peace and development” should be the underpin to resolve issues as the world does not want “conflict and confrontation.” At today’s inaugural session, Mr Xi said, “Despite our differences in national conditions, our five countries are in similar stages of development and share the same development cause.”
10. After the BRICS Summit, PM Modi will travel to Myanmar on a bilateral visit on Tuesday. The trip includes a visit to the historic city of Bagan and Yangon. He will also interact with the Indian community in the country.

 

 

 

Source:- NDTV

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