India's Strong Response To Pakistan At UN: 'Country Soaked In Red'

At the 55th Human Rights Council of the United Nations, India's 'Right to Reply' was exercised to deliver a robust response to Turkey and Pakistan regarding mentioning Jammu and Kashmir on the platform.

Anupama Singh, India's First Secretary at the UN Human Rights Council, dismissed Pakistan's allegations and highlighted the country's own human rights track record, describing it as "truly abysmal".

India's Strong Response to Pakistan at UN

Turkey was cautioned, with Singh stating that Jammu and Kashmir is an "internal matter" of India and urged against making "unsolicited comments" on the issue in the future. In response to Pakistan, India emphasized three 'reds' that Anupama Singh described the neighboring nation as being "soaked in".

"We cannot pay any further attention to a country that speaks while being soaked in red - the red of the bloodshed from the terrorism it sponsors around the world; the red of its debt-riddled national balance sheets; and the red of the shame of its people feel for their government having failed to serve their actual interests," she said.

India highlighted three points in its response to Pakistan's mention of Jammu and Kashmir at the UN platform. Firstly, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are stated as being an "integral and inalienable part of India" and the constitutional measures taken by the Indian government to ensure "socio-economic development and good governance" in the Union territories are deemed as "matters internal to India".

"Secondly, a country that has institutionalized the systemic persecution of its own minorities and has a truly abysmal human rights record, commenting on India which is demonstrably making great strides in achieving economic progress and social justice, is not merely ironical but perverse," Anupama Singh pointed out.

She highlighted incidents of persecution against minorities, referencing the August 2023 Jaranwala issue wherein 19 churches were gutted, and 89 Christian houses burnt down.

"A country that hosts and even celebrates UNSC-sanctioned terrorists, commenting on India, whose pluralistic ethos and democratic credentials are exemplars for the world, is a contrast for everyone to see," Anupama Singh said in her speech.

To Turkey, who also supported Pakistan's comments on Jammu and Kashmir, a warning was issued. "We regret the comment made by Turkiye on the matter that is an internal affair of India, and hope that it would refrain from making unsolicited comments on our internal matters in the future," India's First Secretary said.

In August last year, it was stated by India that an atmosphere free of terrorism and hostilities was critical to having normal ties with Pakistan. The country is currently grappling with various financial troubles such as high depreciation of its currency, inflation and decreasing forex reserves.