Addressing the threat of "chemical weapons use" in Syria at United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Pratik Mathur, Counsellor at India's Permanent Mission to United Nations (UN) said that India has been cautioning against the possibility of terrorist entities and individuals gaining access to chemical weapons, catchnews.com reports on July 21. "India has also been repeatedly cautioning against the possibility of terrorist entities and individuals gaining access to chemical weapons, including in the region," the envoy said. He said that India encourages continued engagement between Syria and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat to resolve the outstanding issues. "India is against the use of chemical weapons by anybody, anywhere, at any time, and under any circumstances. India has consistently maintained that any investigation into the use of chemical weapons must be impartial, credible, and objective," he added.