Much to India's annoyance, China once again blocked New Delhi's proposal at the United Nation to enlist Pakistani national Masood Azhar as a globally designated terrorist. China's latest blockade follows after it had imposed a technical hold on India's proposal at UN in October.

Reacting to China's latest snub, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a stern statement raising concern on China's supposed "double standards."        

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"Chinese action confirms prevalence of double standards in the fight against terrorism," the MEA said.  

The MEA expressed surprise over China's decision by claiming that "it is herself affected by scourge of terrorism." The ministry added that it will continue to push forward in its fight against terrorism through available options.

China's latest snub should not come as a surprise to the Indian government, given that China's foreign ministry last week warned New Delhi that its stand on contagious issues of "Masood Azhar" and "NSG" remains unchanged.

"As for India's application for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and listing issue pursuant to resolution of 1267 (to list Azhar as terrorist), China's position remains unchanged," China's foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.

The Chinese government has been blocking India's proposal on Azhar at UN since last year. Foreign analysts said that Beijing's inflexibility over the issue is largely due to its diplomatic proximity with Pakistan, India's arch rival in the South Asian region.     

Although the Indian government over the past several months has made sustained diplomatic efforts to engage with Beijing, the Chinese government has refused to budge.

India Considers Masood Azhar as a 'Globally Wanted Terrorist'    

The Indian government has enlisted Azhar under the official list of most wanted terrorist, as it accuses the Pakistani national as the mastermind behind several deadly terrorist attacks in Indian administrated Kashmir.     

New Delhi also blamed Azhar's organization Jaish-e-Mohammed for a deadly attack on Indian parliament in 2001, which left several Indian police officials dead.

Pakistan, however, rubbished New Delhi's accusations and maintained that Azhar is a well-known social activist who enjoys immense popularity across Pakistani masses.   

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