India’s Latest Move to Impose Sanctions on Masood Azhar Foiled

Why in News?

  • China on 13 March once again blocked the United Nations Security Council’s move to designate Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad’s (JeM) chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist.
  • JeM has claimed responsibility for Pulwama terror attack that took place on 14 February 2019.

Details of the proposal

  • A fresh proposal was moved by US, UK and France on 27 February 2019 to blacklist Azhar under the UNSC’s 1267 Sanctions Committee in response of Pulwama terror attack.
  • JeM is a UN-designated terrorist group and Azhar is the founding leader of JEM and meets the criteria for being proscribed under 1267 ....

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