Actions will ‘definitely have consequences’: India warns Pakistan

United Nations: India on Saturday warned Pakistan that its “policy” of cross-border terrorism will never succeed and its “actions will certainly have consequences.”

“Many countries are left behind due to circumstances beyond their control, but some make conscious choices with disastrous consequences. A prime example is our neighboring country, Pakistan,” Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said in his address to the General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

Jaishankar took strong aim at Pakistan, a day after the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif referred to Jammu and Kashmir in his UNGA speech and a right of reply exercised by a Pakistani diplomat, telling the UN General Assembly that the “ crimes” of Islamabad also affect others. especially the neighborhood.

“If this polity breeds such fanaticism among its people, its GDP can only be measured in terms of radicalization and its exports in the form of terrorism,” he said.

“Today we see that the ills it tried to address in others are consuming its own society. It can’t blame the world. This is just karma,” Jaishankar said in a strongly worded condemnation of Pakistan.

He said a dysfunctional nation that covets the land of others must be exposed and fought against.

“We heard some bizarre claims on this forum yesterday. So let me make India’s position perfectly clear. Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism policy will never succeed and there can be no impunity. On the contrary, actions will definitely have consequences,” Jaishankar said.

“The issue to be resolved between us now is merely the release of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan, and of course the abandonment of Pakistan’s long-standing attachment to terrorism,” he said.

Jaishankar also said that terrorism is antithetical to everything the world stands for.

“All its forms and manifestations must be resolutely combated. Sanctioning of global terrorists by the United Nations should also not be hampered for political reasons,” he said.

The comment comes against the backdrop of Pakistan’s ally China repeatedly blocking and blocking proposals put forward by India and its partners, such as the US, to designate Pakistan-based terrorists under the Al Qaeda Security Council Sanctions Committee. Council.”

Sharif, as expected, raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his speech during the General Debate on Friday, referring to Article 370 and Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani in his over 20-minute speech.

Sharif spoke at length about Kashmir and said that “in the same way, like the people of Palestine, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have also fought for their freedom and right to self-determination for a century.”

Referring to India’s decision to abrogate Article 370, Pakistan’s Prime Minister said to ensure lasting peace, “India must reverse the unilateral and illegal measures” of August 2019 and engage in dialogue for peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue Kashmir, in accordance with UN security resolutions and “wishes of the Kashmiri people”.

Sharif had said “even more worryingly” that India is undertaking a massive expansion of its military capabilities, which are essentially being deployed against Pakistan. “The war doctrines foresee a surprise attack and a limited war under the nuclear overhang.”

He said India has rejected Pakistan’s proposals for a mutual “strategic restraint regime”. “The leadership has often threatened to cross the Line of Control” and take over Kashmir, Sharif said, adding that Pakistan will respond very decisively to any Indian aggression.

In a strong response, India denounced Pakistan at the UN General Assembly, saying Islamabad’s “fingerprints” cover terrorist incidents around the world and that the country must realize that cross-border terrorism against India “will inevitably have consequences” .

India on Friday exercised its right of reply in the UN General Assembly in response to Sharif raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his UNGA speech.

“This House unfortunately witnessed a travesty this morning. A country ruled by the military, with a global reputation for terrorism, narcotics trafficking and transnational crime, has had the audacity to attack the world’s largest democracy,” said Bhavika Mangalanandan, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, which declared India’s right of reply.