Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday in a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, raised the issue of China blocking the Indian effort to have Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the United Nations (Hindu, TOI). Azhar is allegedly the mastermind of numerous terrorist attacks in India, including the Pathankot air base attack this January. Ms. Swaraj was meeting her counterpart on the sidelines of the Russia, India and China (RIC) trilateral meeting of foreign ministers in Moscow. Earlier this month, China prevented a United Nations sanctions committee from designating Azhar as a terrorist, arguing that the case “did not meet the requirements” of the Security Council
Swaraj raised Masood Azhar issue with Chinese counterpart Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday in a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, raised the issue of China blocking the Indian effort to have Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the United Nations (Hindu, TOI). Azhar is allegedly the mastermind of numerous terrorist attacks in India, including the Pathankot air base attack this January. Ms. Swaraj was meeting her counterpart on the sidelines of the Russia, India and China (RIC) trilateral meeting of foreign ministers in Moscow. Earlier this month, China prevented a United Nations sanctions committee from designating Azhar as a terrorist, arguing that the case “did not meet the requirements” of the Security Council A senior Chinese military officer indicated to a visiting Afghan envoy that China wants to have deeper security ties with Afghanistan (NYT). China is willing to "deepen counter-terrorism intelligence, joint drills, personnel training and other areas of practical cooperation", Fang Fenghui, a member of the Central Military Commission which controls China's armed forces, told Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the Afghan national security advisor. China has become increasingly concerned about what it refers to as extremists and separatists in Xinjiang, where violence has killed hundreds in recent years, and sees security in Afghanistan as key to stability in China.
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