Political impasse over the holding of elections in Somalia is indeed disappointing: India

India has termed as “disappointing” the political impasse over the holding of elections in Somalia and said this delay will embolden Al-Shabaab and other armed groups to gain ground and continue their terror acts that will subvert democratic gains made so far. “Today, Somalia is yet again facing a political deadlock, which is threatening the progress achieved in recent years towards attaining stabilisation. The political impasse over the holding of elections is indeed disappointing,” India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti said on Feb. 22 at the U.N. Security Council meeting on Somalia.