India Slams Pakistan on J&K Issue | 28 Feb 2025

Why in News? 

India strongly criticized Pakistan for raising the Jammu and Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). 

 Key Points 

• India’s Response: 
  • India exercised its Right of Reply at the 58th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 26 February, 2025. 
  • The response came after Pakistan once again raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the multilateral forum. 
• Strong Rebuttal to Pakistan’s Allegations: 
  • Counsellor at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, dismissed Pakistan’s claims as “baseless and malicious.” 
  • He criticized Pakistan’s leaders for spreading “falsehoods handed down by its military-terrorist complex.” 
• Criticism of Pakistan’s Governance and Policies: 
  • India described Pakistan as a “failed state” that thrives on instability and survives on international handouts. 
  • The counsellor accused Pakistan of hypocrisy, human rights abuses, minority persecution, and the systematic erosion of democratic values. 
  • He asserted that Pakistan harbors UN-sanctioned terrorists and lacks credibility to lecture others on human rights. 
  • India accused Pakistan of misusing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as its propaganda tool. 
• Jammu and Kashmir’s Development Under India: 
  • The counsellor reaffirmed that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. 
  • He highlighted the region’s unprecedented political, social, and economic progress in recent years. 
  • He stated that these developments reflect the people’s trust in the government’s commitment to normalcy and peace, despite decades of Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism.