India sharply criticized Pakistan’s political system and security record during a United Nations Security Council open debate, rejecting Islamabad’s references to Jammu and Kashmir and accusing Pakistan of sponsoring cross border terrorism. The exchange took place during the Security Council’s discussion on Leadership for Peace, where representatives from both countries traded pointed remarks.
Speaking at the debate, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Harish Parvathanenireiterated that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral part of India. He said India’s position on the region remains unchanged and accused Pakistan of repeatedly raising the issue while maintaining what he described as an obsessive focus on harming India and its citizens.
Parvathaneni also addressed India’s decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, arguing that the agreement had been entered into in good faith more than six decades ago but had been undermined by repeated conflicts and militant attacks. He said India’s move followed decades of violence that New Delhi attributes to Pakistan backed groups, including a recent attack in Pahalgam that killed civilians earlier this year. India, he said, would reconsider its position only if Pakistan credibly and permanently ended support for terrorism.
During his remarks, Parvathaneni also criticized Pakistan’s internal political situation. He referred to the imprisonment of former prime minister Imran Khanthe banning of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf party, and constitutional changes that he said granted lifetime immunity to Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir. He described these developments as evidence of democratic backsliding and military influence over civilian governance.
India’s response came after Pakistan’s representative, Asim Iftikhar Ahmadraised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the debate and criticized India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. Ahmad described Kashmir as an unresolved dispute and said peace in South Asia could not be achieved through unilateral actions. He also accused India of breaching international obligations by putting the treaty on hold.
India rejected those claims, stating that it would continue to respond firmly to what it describes as Pakistan sponsored terrorism. The exchange highlighted the continuing diplomatic tensions between the two nuclear armed neighbours, particularly over Kashmir and water sharing, issues that remain among the most sensitive and long standing points of dispute between New Delhi and Islamabad.
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