Addressing the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, India's First Secretary Anupama Singh said that no cooperation could be extended to a country whose Defence Minister Khawaja Asif openly acknowledges support and training for terrorists. She stated that Pakistan was being consumed by the very monster it had created, adding that the country shelters terrorists and then portrays itself as a victim of terrorism.
Anupama Singh made it clear that India would not alter its position on the Indus Waters Treaty. She said India's stand was unequivocal and that Pakistan's policies continue to promote terrorism, making any assistance based on goodwill and friendship impossible. According to her, the agreement is more than 65 years old and cannot be treated as an unquestionable entitlement. She stressed that rights require accountability, an area in which Pakistan has consistently failed.
India also accused Pakistan of repeating outdated narratives at the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying that Islamabad continues to stage the same diplomatic drama that has now lost relevance. Singh said the world is changing rapidly and technical arrangements cannot remain frozen in time. She advised Pakistan to focus on improving its own conditions instead of keeping a watch on Indian territories, saying such efforts would ultimately benefit the people of Pakistan.
Referring to recent reports, Singh noted that Pakistan has allegedly been using satellites to conduct surveillance over Indian regions. She reiterated that Islamabad should prioritise domestic reforms rather than directing attention towards India.
Responding to what India described as objectionable remarks by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation regarding Jammu and Kashmir, Singh asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and will always remain so. She warned against any attempt to interfere in India's internal affairs and described Pakistan as a failed state that resorts to false claims against India to conceal its own shortcomings.
She further stated that the only unresolved issue concerns Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. According to the Central Government, Pakistan's economy is heavily dependent on the Indus river system. Around 80 percent of the irrigation needs of Pakistan's 16 million hectares of agricultural land rely on the river network, while nearly 93 percent of the country's water requirements are fulfilled through the Indus basin.
India's latest remarks at the United Nations marked another escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two neighbours, with New Delhi firmly signalling that terrorism, accountability and sovereignty remain central to its position on Pakistan and the future of the Indus Waters Treaty.
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