New York, Oct 7: India launched a fierce diplomatic offensive against Pakistan at the United Nations, condemning it as a country that “bombs its own people” and engages in “systematic genocide” while attempting to deflect global scrutiny through propaganda and misinformation.
Speaking at the UN Security Council’s Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, dismissed Islamabad’s recurring attacks against New Delhi as “delusional tirades,” particularly over Jammu and Kashmir — which he reaffirmed as an integral part of India.
“Every year, we are fated to hear Pakistan’s baseless rhetoric against my country. A nation that bombs its own people and conducts systematic genocide can only try to distract the world with misdirection and hyperbole,” Harish said, in a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan’s claims that Kashmiri women had “endured sexual violence for decades.”
The envoy reminded the Council of Pakistan’s dark history, citing the 1971 Operation Searchlight, during which its army carried out atrocities in then-East Pakistan, including a “systematic campaign of genocidal mass rape of 400,000 women.” “The world sees through Pakistan’s propaganda,” he asserted.
Earlier, at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in New York, India’s representative Kshitij Tyagi also tore into Islamabad for “bombing their own people” and abusing international forums with “baseless and provocative statements.”
“Instead of coveting our territory, Pakistan should vacate Indian land under its illegal occupation and focus on rescuing an economy on life support, a polity controlled by the military, and a human rights record marred by persecution,” Tyagi said.
India’s sharp responses at both UN bodies underscored its growing impatience with Pakistan’s repeated attempts to internationalize the Kashmir issue and divert attention from its internal crises, including political instability, economic collapse, and state-sponsored terrorism. (Agencies)
