India has been at the forefront of global counter-terrorism efforts and as such it does not see any contradiction between countering terrorism and promotion and protection of human rights

India has so far contributed more than US $ 1 million to the UN Trust fund for Counterterrorism Fund, including for Africa, the country's Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti said.

On Wednesday, India offered US $ 500,000 to the UN Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism. This was revealed by the Indian mission at the UN in New York in a tweet reiterating that the country is keen to work with the UN body against terrorism.

India???????? is proud to contribute USD 500,000 to the UN Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism.

????????????'s total contribution to the Fund so far = USD 1,050,000.

Keen to continue our work with @UN_OCT on specific programs/projects to further our common objective to combat terrorism. pic.twitter.com/mrSiSpxmmi

— India at UN, NY (@IndiaUNNewYork) April 7, 2021

Tirumurti in a tweet said that India "continues its strong & focused commitment to help member states build capacity to prevent & counter-terrorism. More than US$ 1 million contributed to the Fund by Flag of India till date, including for Africa."

#India infuses an additional US$ 500,000 into @UN Counter Terrorism Trust Fund

???????? continues its strong & focused commitment to help member states build capacity to prevent & counter terrorism

More than US$ 1 million contributed to the Fund by ???????? till date, including for Africa pic.twitter.com/ggGVVBAeEe

— PR/Amb T S Tirumurti (@ambtstirumurti) April 7, 2021

Underlining that terrorism is an attack against human rights, India said it has been at the forefront of global counter-terrorism efforts and does not see any contradiction between countering terrorism and promotion and protection of human rights.