Azhar terror tag: If soft talks fail, Big-3 planning UN vote to nail China

If US, Britain and France move resolution for Azhar's listing in the UN's most powerful wing, China may find it very difficult to defend a terrorist in public and could stand isolated

The US and two other permanent Security Council members, France and Britain, are believed to be in intense "good faith" discussions with China to arrive at a "compromise" on the UN designation of Jaish chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.

And if that effort does not end up in the formal designation of Azhar, the three permanent members are planning to soon move a resolution for his listing in the most powerful wing of the UN which would be preceded by an open debate on the issue, according to people familiar with the matter.

On Wednesday, China blocked for