India has drawn the attention of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to Pakistan&rsquo;s role in arming terrorists across the border through the use of drones and reiterated its call for zero-tolerance towards terrorism and its sponsors.
&ldquo;India has suffered due to cross-border terrorism carried out using illicit weapons trafficked across our borders, including now through the use of drones,&rdquo; India&rsquo;s Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, said on Monday during a Security Council Open Debate on Small Arms.
Without directly naming Pakistan, Harish said, &ldquo;The increase in the volume and sophistication of such arsenals reminds us that these groups cannot sustain themselves without being enabled, financed or supported.&rdquo;
He urged the Security Council to maintain a firm stance, adding, &ldquo;The Security Council must continue to uphold a zero-tolerance approach to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and to those who facilitate, sponsor, finance or enable the use and movement of such weapons.&rdquo;
Highlighting India&rsquo;s decades-long battle against terrorism, Harish said, &ldquo;India has fought the scourge of terrorism for several decades and is therefore aware of the dangers posed by the diversion and illicit transfer of small arms and ammunition to armed non-State actors and terrorist groups.&rdquo;
The meeting, chaired by Sierra Leone&rsquo;s Foreign Minister Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabba, focused on the proliferation of small arms. 
Kabba called for stronger enforcement of arms embargoes and pointed out that &ldquo;with an estimated 850 million small arms in circulation globally, about 650 million in civilian hands, the small arms trade is often cited as among the least transparent of all weapon systems.&rdquo;
UN Secretary-General&nbsp;Antonio Guterres, in his report to the Council, warned of new threats from 3D-printed weapons. 
He said the Counter-Terrorism Committee&rsquo;s Executive Directorate &ldquo;has identified the manufacture of 3D-printed small arms and light weapons, parts and components by terrorists as an emerging issue.&rdquo;
Guterres urged member states &ldquo;to regulate, through national legislation, digital blueprints and the electronic sharing of designs and construction data for the illicit manufacturing of firearms and components.&rdquo;
&mdash;IANS

India highlights Pakistan’s drone-linked terror threat

India urges UNSC to act against Pakistan for arming cross-border terrorists using drones

India Warns Of Pakistan’s Drone Threat

India urges UNSC to act against Pakistan for arming cross-border terrorists using drones

November 11, 2025 | 11:18 IST