Stop blaming China, Pak for terror attacks, show proof: Chinese media
February 18, 2019 21:50
India should focus on redrawing its anti-terrorism policy rather than blaming Pakistan without evidence for the Pulwama attack and holding China responsible for blocking efforts to list JeM chief, Masood Azhar, as a terrorist at the UN also without proof, Chinese state media has said.
India has failed to provide solid evidence against Azhar and China has rightly practised caution against listing him as a terrorist, the state media comment piece said.
It advised quiet diplomacy on Indias part to better address the Azhar issue.
At least 40 Indian soldiers were killed in Pulwama in the worst suicide bombing in Kashmir, an attack claimed by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, proscribed as terror group since 2002 by the UN.
The comment piece published in the nationalistic tabloid Global Times -- affiliated to the Communist Party of Chinas mouthpiece, Peoples Daily -- dismissed New Delhis assertions.
Without solid evidence, India has long accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorist attacks by JeM and other militant groups and China of providing uncritical support for Pakistan, the article said.
It asked a rhetorical question: Instead of simply blaming other countries, especially Pakistan and China, shouldnt the Indian government make more self-introspection on its anti-terrorism policy and dwell more on how to better administer the India-controlled part of Kashmir?
As for the issue of listing Azhar, Beijing has reiterated its stand several times that New Delhi should provide solid facts and proofs for banning Azhar.
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