India has told the United Nations that there cannot be “double standards” on religious phobia and combating it should not be a “selective exercise” involving only one or two religions. . India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations T.S. Tirumurti on Friday said that India has been the biggest victim of terrorism, especially cross-border terrorism. He called upon countries to develop an education system that contributes in a true sense to counter terrorism by promoting the principles of pluralism and democracy.

“As we have repeatedly emphasized that only one or two religions should be included in the fight against religiophobia,” Tirumurti said at a high-level event to mark the first anniversary of the ‘International Day to Combat Hate Speech’. The exercise should not be selective, but should equally apply to phobias against non-Abrahamic religions. Unless this is done, such international days will never be able to achieve their objectives. There cannot be double standards on religiophobia. https://twitter.com/IndiaUNNewYork/status/1537940661177135104?t=E6HFjkHb1EeFA7Ly9lPpQQ&s=19

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for All can be seen in the spread. He said that India’s multicultural feature has made it a safe haven for all people seeking refuge in India over the centuries, be it the Jewish community or the Parsis or the Tibetan. “It is the inherent strength of our country which has faced radicalization and terrorism with the passage of time,” he said.

Raising the issue of terrorism,

he stressed that education has an important role to play in combating extremism, extremism and terrorism. Tirumurti said, “India has been the biggest victim of terrorism, especially cross-border terrorism. We call upon countries to develop an education system that truly contributes to countering the principles of pluralism and democracy by promoting them.

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