New Delhi: India launched a strong attack on Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, accusing Islamabad of sponsoring cross border terrorism and repeatedly violating the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peaceful coexistence.
Speaking during a UNSC Open Debate, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Harish Parvathaneni said Pakistan’s long standing policy of supporting terrorism had directly threatened regional stability and international peace. He stressed that India has every right to protect itself against terror attacks originating from across the border.
The Indian envoy said Pakistan’s strategy of “bleeding India by a thousand cuts” revealed the contradiction between its public statements and its actual conduct. He asserted that New Delhi would continue to defend itself against terrorism and warned that Islamabad must understand there would be consequences for backing such activities.
Highlighting historical tensions between the two neighbours, the diplomat stated that independent India had faced aggression from Pakistan from the very beginning. He referred to repeated wars, unprovoked attacks, and continued support for extremist groups as evidence of Pakistan’s disregard for the UN Charter and international norms.
India also accused Pakistan of promoting terrorism, religious extremism, violent radicalism, and anti India rhetoric for decades. According to the Indian representative, these actions have damaged regional peace and undermined global efforts to combat terrorism. He further demanded that Pakistan permanently and credibly end all forms of support to terror groups.
The remarks came during a UN Security Council debate chaired by China under its presidency of the 15 member body for May. During the session, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised the issues of Jammu and Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty.
India had placed the treaty in abeyance following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by The Resistance Front, which India identifies as a front for the Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.
