UNGA Session / India made historic attack on UN including Canada, S Jaishankar said- 'Now those days are gone...'

UNGA Session: In the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has made a historic attack on the United Nations including Canada. Giving advice to all the countries associated with the United Nations, India on Tuesday said that the countries that set the agenda for other countries are giving priority to 'political convenience' in deciding their response to terrorism, extremism and violence. But this is not going to happen now. S Jaishankar has given this statement amid the ongoing diplomatic standoff with Canada over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In a way, this is an indirect attack on Canada and the United Nations.

Addressing the general debate of the 78th session of the UNGA (UNGA), Jaishankar said that respect for territorial integrity and interference in internal affairs cannot be exercised selectively. Making the United Nations realize the strength of the new India, he said - "Gone are the days when some nations used to set the agenda and expect others to accept their words." The External Affairs Minister said that in today's era, now only The world is not going to run on the agenda of some countries. Now times have changed.

Political convenience will not work on terrorism, extremism and violence

Without explicitly naming Canada and the countries that set the agenda of the United Nations, the Indian Foreign Minister gave a clear message that the approach based on political convenience on terrorism, extremism and violence will no longer work. He said that respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs cannot be exercised selectively. S Jaishankar was indirectly referring to America, which had allegedly provided intelligence to Canada after the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. It has also been advising India to cooperate in the investigation in this matter. Jaishankar also gave a clear message to Canada that its Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promoting and tolerating terrorists plotting terrorism against India, extremism and violence for his own political convenience.

The agenda of the rule makers is not going to last indefinitely.

Giving a clear and strong message to countries that set rules and regulations for other countries, Jaishankar said, “In our discussions, we often advocate promoting the rules-based system. From time to time the issue of respect for the United Nations Charter is also raised. But for all these discussions, there are still some countries who set the agenda and define the rules. This cannot go on indefinitely. It is not that it cannot be challenged. That means, in a way, India has warned the United Nations that if they impose an agenda as per political convenience, it will not work and it will also be challenged. He said, “Once we all put our minds to this, a fair, equal and democratic system will definitely emerge.

India's aspiration to become a leader is not for self-improvement, but to take global responsibility.

Explaining to the world the purpose of India's aspiration to become a leader, which has made its strong presence felt on the world stage as a rapidly emerging power, Jaishankar said, 'When we move forward with the aspiration of becoming a leading power, then This is not self-improvement, but taking more responsibility and contribution.'' The Foreign Minister said that the world is going through a period of extraordinary turmoil. At such a time, India assumed the presidency of G20, this is a sense of extraordinary responsibility. Jaishankar said India's vision of 'One Earth, One Family, One Future' seeks to focus on the core concerns of many nations and not just on the narrow interests of a few countries. , “India seeks to foster cooperation with diverse partners when we encourage collective efforts. Moving ahead from the era of non-alignment, we have developed the concept of Vishwamitra.