India has strongly pitched for a zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism and demanded a non-partisan and coherent functioning of the United Nations to deal with the menace. The issue was raised by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her meeting with President-elect of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly Ambassador Peter Thomson in New Delhi yesterday. <br/><br/>External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that Mr Thomson also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi before holding extensive talks with Mrs Swaraj. Mr Thomson arrived in New Delhi yesterday on a three-day visit to India. Mrs Swaraj's remarks assume significance as Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), proposed by India in 1996, is yet to be adopted by the UN given the opposition of many countries including the US and some Islamic countries. They have not been able to agree on defining terrorism and terrorists and the scope of the proposed convention among other issues.<br/><br/>The CCIT intends to criminalise all forms of international terrorism and make it binding for all countries to cut off funds and deny arms and safe haven to terrorist organisations. The discussion on tackling of threats of terrorism by the UN structures also comes in the backdrop of China recently blocking India's moves for a UN ban on Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar.<br/><br/>Official sources said, the leaders also discussed ways to provide further impetus to the ongoing Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) process on UNSC reform and revitalising the functioning of the UNGA itself and implementation issues pertaining to Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<br/><br/>In this context, Mrs Swaraj said there should not be any dilution of concept of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) while dealing with global environmental degradation. Ambassador Thomson is currently the Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations.