Thursday, September 7 2006 12:10 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Amid growing global concerns over terrorism, India will seek early establishment of a UN convention on combating the scourge at the upcoming UN General Assembly session and emphasised there should be no selective approaches with regard to the problem.

At the 61st session of the UN General Assembly later this month to be attended by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, New Delhi will also push for reform of the world body, particularly that of the Security Council, and vouch for global nuclear disarmament.

India views the developments along Afghanistan's south and south east border (Pakistan) as 'disturbing' and will try to ensure that the UN maintains its focus on curbing the activities there that pose a threat to the entire world.

New Delhi will expect the world community to focus on the 'continued deterioration' of the situation in and around Afghanistan and pay attention to free movement of Al Qaida elements along the south and south eastern border of Afghanistan, official sources said here yesterday (Sept 6, 2006).



In this regard, India will press for early conclusion of negotiations on UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) which is intended to strengthen global efforts to fight the menace.

The original draft of the Convention was moved by India in 1996 and negotiations are going on on it since then. The discussions have been dragging on due to various reasons, including lack of consensus on definition of terrorism.

"Negotiations on it are now at an advance stage and whatever work is left is hoped to be completed as early as possible," the sources said.