Dar-es-Salaam, September 13
At a time when India is lobbying for a permanent seat in the United Nations (UN), President A P J Abdul Kalam has opined that no country should have the veto power in the UN and there is a need for a new world body to tackle global terrorism.
Asserting that these were his personal views, Mr Kalam while addressing prominent personalities here last night, said: “No nation should have veto power. We need a foundation for the UN. It should not be depending on one country’s resources”.
“It is not my government’s view and it is my personal view”, he clarified.
The President was responding to a question on how to tackle terrorism globally as the UN was not effective.
Observing that India faced a unique problem of cross-border terrorism, he said New Delhi was taking steps to reinforce its borders and engaged in talks with its neighbour.
“You need a new world order system” to have a mission on facing the situation, Dr Kalam said.
He also suggested a three-pronged strategy to create a better world -imparting value education to youths, transforming religion into spiritualism and removing economic disparity.
Emphasising the importance of agriculture for a country’s economic progress, the President cited the instance of developed countries imposing economic and technology sanctions on New Delhi after it became a nuclear state. “One thing that saved the country was its foodgrain production”.
He promised to work with Tanzania for a Green Revolution in that country.
The President also advised the people of Indian origin to work for the progress of the country where they were and New Delhi would provide cultural connectivity.
— PTI
