New Delhi: India will preside over three important committees of the United Nations Security Council in the year 2022. These three are-Taliban Sanctions Committee, Counterterrorism Committee, and the Libyan Sanctions Committee. India’s permanent representative in the Security Council, TS Trimurti, has given this information. He said that the Taliban Sanction Committee has always been the first priority for India. India has always favored peace in Afghanistan and accelerating the pace of development. India has been facing terrorism from across the border for years. India is a victim of terrorism. In his video message posted on Twitter, Trimurti has said that India will be chairing these three committees when the country is celebrating the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.
The Taliban Sanctions Committee, also called the 1988 Sanctions Committee and was constituted on 15 October 1999. This committee was created specifically to curb Al Qaeda and its chief Osama bin Laden, including Taliban.
The Counter Terrorism Committee was formed after the 9/11 attacks in the US in September 2001. India had also chaired this committee in the year 2011-12.
The Libya Sanctions Committee, also called the 1970 Sanctions Committee, is a very important subsidiary body of the council, which implements the sanctions regime, including a two-way arms embargo on Libya, an assets freeze, a travel ban, measures on illicit export of petroleum etc.