India votes for two UNSC motions on countering terror threat

India has voted in favour of two key resolutions at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that help in fighting terror in the Af-Pak region and in other geographies.

"Today, India voted in favour of two key resolutions in UN #SecurityCouncil that help in combating threat of #terrorism: Renewal of mandate of 1267 sanctions regime on ISIL (#Daesh) & Al Qaida. Renewal of mandate of #Taliban sanctions committee's Monitoring Team," India's permanent envoy to the UN, TS Tirumurti, tweeted. India currently heads the UN's 1988 Sanctions Committee, or Taliban Sanctions Committee.

The UNSC has decided to consider a resolution to extend the mandate of the monitoring team set up to assist the UNSC 1267 and 1988 committees, which deal with terrorism. "Consideration of resolution to extend the mandate of the Monitoring Team set up to assist the UNSC 1267 and 1988 committees," the Permanent Mission of India to the UN wrote in a tweet.