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During a UN Security Council debate on the 80th UN Day, India strongly reaffirmed that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of the country, while urging Pakistan to end human rights violations in occupied territories and dismantle terror networks.
The diplomat called for global cooperation to tackle challenges like terrorism, pandemics, and climate change.
New York: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, delivered a strong statement at the UN Security Council during the open debate organized on the 80th UN Day. Addressing the longstanding issue of Jammu & Kashmir, Harish declared, “The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been, is, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.”
The Indian envoy stressed that the people of Jammu and Kashmir enjoy their fundamental rights in accordance with India’s democratic traditions and constitutional framework, contrasting it with Pakistan, which he described as being alien to such principles.
Harish also turned the spotlight on Pakistan, calling for an end to grave human rights violations in areas under its control. Highlighting regions such as Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he pointed out systemic persecution, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and suppression of ethnic and religious minorities.
“The population in these areas is in open revolt against Pakistan’s military occupation, repression, brutality, and illegal exploitation of resources,” the ambassador noted. He urged Pakistan to take concrete steps to dismantle terror infrastructure within its borders rather than levelling baseless accusations against its neighbours.
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Beyond the Kashmir issue, Ambassador Harish raised broader concerns about the United Nations, noting that the recent High-Level Week of the General Assembly had been “essentially an inward-looking exercise,” focused on administrative issues rather than bold reforms.
India urged the UN to hold Pakistan accountable for extrajudicial killings and suppression of minorities.
He called on member states to strengthen international cooperation, stressing that challenges like terrorism, pandemics, economic instability, and climate change are deeply interconnected and transcend national borders. “We must move beyond competitive international politics and work collectively to address global crises,” he said.
Harish concluded with India’s guiding philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, the world as one family, highlighting India’s commitment to justice, dignity, opportunity, and prosperity for all societies. He emphasized that multilateralism, international partnerships, and collective action are essential to making the UN relevant and effective for the modern era.
“The time has come for all nations to unite and realise this vision, making the UN fit for purpose in today’s complex world,” Harish said, underscoring India’s call for a renewed collective commitment to global cooperation.
