India flags ‘anti-Hindu phobia’, ambassador to UN says global terror strategy is selective

India’s ambassador to the United Nations TS Tirumurti has urged the world body to recognise ‘Hinduphobia’ along with religious hatred against Buddhism and Sikhism in the global fight against terrorism.

India’s ambassador to the United Nations TS Tirumurti has urged the world body to recognise ‘Hinduphobia’ along with religious hatred against Buddhism and Sikhism in the global fight against terrorism. Tirumurti said the United Nations’ latest Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) adopted last year was flawed and selective.Delivering a keynote address at the virtual conference of the Delhi-based Global Counter-Terrorism Centre (GCTC), Tirumurti said, “Emergence of contemporary forms of religiophobia, especially anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias is a matter of serious concern and needs attention of the UN and all member states to address this threat.”

Tirumurti was referring to the seventh review of the GCTS passed by the UN General Assembly in June 2021. He said only religious phobias against Islam, Christianity and Judaism found place in the global terror strategy.