Overview
- Speaking at a UN General Assembly Third Committee session, MP Dilip Saikia said the claim that April’s Pahalgam attack affected India’s treatment of Rohingya has no factual basis.
- Saikia denounced the report as biased and communal, urging the special rapporteur not to rely on unverified media accounts about India.
- India reiterated its position on Myanmar, calling for an immediate ceasefire, the release of political prisoners, unhindered humanitarian access, and an inclusive political process.
- Special Rapporteur Thomas Andrews reported that Rohingya in India have faced summons, detentions, and deportation threats, alleging sea drop‑offs near Myanmar and removals to Bangladesh.
- Reports note that UN special rapporteurs are independent experts whose views do not represent the UN, set against the ongoing Rohingya crisis that escalated after ARSA’s 2017 attacks.