Asserting that India will show patience with China for "as long as it takes" but will neither compromise its position nor cut a deal on terrorism, Government sources said in the wake of Beijing blocking a fresh move at the UN to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.
They said China has adequate information that certain terror groups are operating from Pakistani soil and they are against Chinese interests as well, government sources said on Saturday even while maintaining that it is for Beijing to resolve the issues with Islamabad.
Sources said New Delhi has shared evidence against Azhar with all the UN Security members including China, which for the fourth time blocked the bid in the UN Security Council to designate Azhar by putting a technical hold on the proposal. The Chinese move was termed "disappointing" by India.
They said India was "cautiously" confident that eventually Azhar will get listed as it has a solid case against the JeM chief.
India is not going to make any compromise or cut any deal with any member nation of the UN Security Council or UN Sanctions Committee on designating Azhar as global terrorists, sources said, adding New Delhi is ready for a long-haul on the issue.
They said 14 out of the 15 members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) supported India on the issue while seven members were co-sponsoring the resolution to list Azhar. India will not rest until he is proscribed by the UN, they said.
"India continues to work with the UNSC's sanction committee on listing of JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist," official sources said adding the steps taken by Pakistan in the last few days against terror groups are cosmetic in nature.
The fresh proposal to designate Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council was moved by France, the UK and the US, in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. JeM had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack.
Sources said India was not going to approach the UN Security Council on the issue of Azhar and that if there was any other option to list Azhar, then it was for the members of the powerful body to explore.
They also ruled out the possibility of any mediation by any country to resolve issues between India and Pakistan.