India’s long-standing proposal for the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism has received renewed support at the United Nations General Assembly. The Ninth Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, adopted by 140 votes, has urged member states to make every effort to finalise the convention proposed by India over three decades ago.

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, said the absence of a universally agreed legal framework weakens global counter-terrorism efforts. He stressed that there should be no double standards in tackling terrorism and called for holding perpetrators, financiers and sponsors accountable. Harish said the convention would strengthen international cooperation, prosecution and extradition, and deny terrorists safe havens, funds and arms. The United States, Israel and Argentina voted against the strategy.