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- India delivered a scathing rebuttal to Pakistan’s repeated attempts to raise the Kashmir issue at the United Nations, with its envoy accusing Islamabad of spreading falsehoods and distracting from its own history of human rights abuses.
- By spotlighting Pakistan’s own human rights record, particularly the atrocities of 1971, India has once again underlined what it views as the deep contradictions in Islamabad’s narrative on peace and security.
- During a UN Security Council (UNSC) debate marking 25 years of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, called out Pakistan for its “delusional tirade” and hypocrisy.
India delivered a scathing rebuttal to Pakistan’s repeated attempts to raise the Kashmir issue at the United Nations, with its envoy accusing Islamabad of spreading falsehoods and distracting from its own history of human rights abuses.
During a UN Security Council (UNSC) debate marking 25 years of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, called out Pakistan for its “delusional tirade” and hypocrisy.
“Every year, we are unfortunately fated to listen to the delusional tirade of Pakistan against my country, especially on Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian territory they covet,” Harish stated. “A country that bombs its own people and conducts systematic genocide can only attempt to distract the world with misdirection and hyperbole.”
Recalling Pakistan’s Dark Past
Ambassador Harish drew attention to Operation Searchlight, Pakistan’s military campaign in 1971 against its then eastern wing, now Bangladesh. He reminded the international community that the operation included a “systematic campaign of genocidal mass rape,” with an estimated 400,000 women victimized by Pakistan’s own army.
“The world sees through Pakistan’s propaganda,” he added, emphasizing that such actions disqualify Pakistan from lecturing others on issues of peace or human rights.
Pakistan’s Remarks and India’s Firm Response
India’s remarks came in response to statements made by Counsellor Saima Saleem of Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN, who once again attempted to internationalize the Jammu and Kashmir issue.
In contrast, Ambassador Harish reaffirmed that India’s record on the women, peace, and security agenda “remains unblemished and unscathed,” highlighting New Delhi’s constructive global role in promoting gender equality and peacekeeping.
The Context: 25 Years of UN Resolution 1325
The debate marked the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, adopted in 2000. The resolution recognizes the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on women and girls, calling for their greater participation in peacebuilding and conflict prevention. India has been among the contributors to UN peacekeeping missions and has championed women’s roles in these efforts.
Echoes from Jaishankar’s UNGA Address
India’s strong stance at the UNSC followed similar remarks made by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at the UN General Assembly in September, where he indirectly criticized Pakistan as “an epicentre of global terrorism.”
“For decades now, major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country,” Jaishankar had said, underscoring that nations that sponsor or condone terrorism “will find that it comes back to bite them.”
A Clear Message from India
India’s latest intervention at the UN reiterates its longstanding position: Pakistan’s repeated attempts to exploit international forums with misinformation on Kashmir will continue to be met with fact-based, forceful rebuttals.
By spotlighting Pakistan’s own human rights record, particularly the atrocities of 1971, India has once again underlined what it views as the deep contradictions in Islamabad’s narrative on peace and security.
