Overview

• Ambassador P. Harish portrayed Pakistan as “steeped in fanaticism and terrorism” and a serial IMF borrower during a Security Council debate on multilateral peace.
• He cited the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 tourists to underscore the need for serious costs for states sponsoring cross-border terror.
• Operation Sindoor was described as a focused, non-escalatory strike on terrorist camps that ceased at Pakistan’s request once objectives were met.
• India has suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty until Pakistan irrevocably renounces cross-border terrorism and emphasised national ownership under Chapter VI of the UN Charter for dispute settlement.
• In a separate Middle East session, Harish called for a Gaza ceasefire, humanitarian access, hostage release and a two-state solution for lasting peace.