Akbaruddin also said that Security Council committees should open up their voting so that those vetoing action against terrorists are made to publicly acknowledge their role. Speaking at a Security Council debate on it working methods, he diplomatically avoided naming China but it was clear his criticism was directed at Beijing that has used the secrecy of the sanctions committee, which is one of the socalled subsidiary bodies of the Council to veto action against Pakistanbased JaisheMohamed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and against Islamabad for freeing LashkareTaiba (LeT) ‘commander’ ZakiurRehman Lakhvi. Read less...
In reply to another question, he said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu Police have registered cases to probe the alleged links of Indian youth with IS and have arrested 54 persons so far. "Some persons have been reported missing from some parts of Kerala, who are suspected to have joined terrorist outfits like ISIS, but their links have not yet been established. Kerala Police has registered nine cases in this connection," the Minister said. "The intelligence and security agencies maintain a close watch to identify potential recruits. Various programmes are being undertaken by the central and state governments to deal with the issue of counter radicalisation and deradicalisation," he said.
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