Overview
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar cited the April Pahalgam massacre and said India exercised self‑defence, warning that those who condone state sponsors of terror will find it “comes back to bite them.”
- India’s Petal Gahlot, exercising the right of reply, called Shehbaz Sharif’s UNGA remarks “absurd theatrics,” accused Islamabad of glorifying terrorism, and demanded the shutdown of camps and the handover of wanted suspects.
- Sharif told the assembly Pakistan repelled “unprovoked aggression” in May and claimed seven Indian jets were downed, assertions India dismissed while saying Pakistan’s military sought a halt to fighting on 10 May; the opposing claims remain disputed.
- New Delhi accused Pakistan of shielding The Resistance Front at the UN Security Council after the Pahalgam killings, and highlighted images it says show terrorists eliminated at Bahawalpur and Muridke during Operation Sindoor.
- Jaishankar coupled his terrorism message with criticism of global double standards affecting the Global South and reiterated India’s backing for a more representative, reformed UN Security Council.