With reference to the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), consider the following statements:
1. The CCIT was proposed by India at the United Nations to provide a universal definition of terrorism and to criminalize all forms of terrorist acts.
2. The CCIT has been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly but is yet to be ratified by a sufficient number of countries to come into force.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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With reference to the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), consider the following statements:
1. The CCIT was proposed by India at the United Nations to provide a universal definition of terrorism and to criminalize all forms of terrorist acts.
2. The CCIT has been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly but is yet to be ratified by a sufficient number of countries to come into force.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: India proposed the CCIT in 1996 at the UN with the aim of developing a comprehensive legal framework that would universally define terrorism, criminalize it in all forms, and promote international cooperation in prosecution and extradition.

Statement 2 not correct: The CCIT has not yet been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. It remains under negotiation in the Ad Hoc Committee on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, due to lack of consensus over definitions and exceptions.

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With reference to the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), consider the following statements: 1. The CCIT was proposed by India at the United Nations to provide a universal definition of terrorism and to criminalize all forms of terrorist acts. 2. The CCIT has been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly but is yet to be ratified by a sufficient number of countries to come into force. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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