Overview
- India’s UN envoy stated that Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India and rejected Pakistan’s reference to the issue during the Security Council debate.
- New Delhi said it has held the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably ends support for cross-border and other forms of terrorism.
- The envoy vowed that India will counter Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in all its forms with all its might, citing decades of attacks and referencing the April Pahalgam killings.
- India questioned Pakistan’s democratic credentials, pointing to the jailing of former prime minister Imran Khan, the banning of a political party, and constitutional changes granting lifetime immunity to top military leadership.
- At the Open Debate on ‘Leadership for Peace’, India said a serving non-permanent Council member that repeatedly raises bilateral disputes in UN forums cannot be expected to fulfill its responsibilities.