UN: India calls Pakistan 'Frankenstein state' after Kashmir remarks
What's the story
India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations, calling it a "Frankenstein state" that is surprised when its "monster bites back." The strong statement was made by Anupama Singh, First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations. She was speaking during an Interactive Dialogue on the UN High Commissioner's annual report, where she targeted Islamabad for "hosting, training and deploying" terrorists.
Territorial dispute
Singh rebuts Pakistan's claims on Kashmir
Singh's remarks were in response to Pakistan's representative raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. She reiterated that "Jammu and Kashmir was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India." "The only unresolved issue is Pakistan's illegal occupation of Indian territories and their return," she added.
Repression allegations
Singh slams Pakistan-occupied Kashmir conditions
Singh also slammed Pakistan for its "propaganda" and "repression" in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. She referred to the violence in Rawalakot, where 11 people were killed during protests. "Decades of military land grabs, demographic engineering, and the denial of basic freedoms have brought matters to a point where even demands for bread, electricity, rights, and dignity are met with bullets and brutality. This should surprise no one. An illegal and illegitimate occupation can be sustained only through force," she said.
Terrorism accusations
Pakistan boasts about hosting terrorists, says India
Singh also accused Pakistan's sitting defense minister of "boasting" about hosting and training terrorists as state policy. She called it a paradox that Pakistan calls itself a victim of terrorism while being the perpetrator. "It is a living example of a Frankenstein state which is shocked when its own monster bites back," she said.
Treaty concerns
India on Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan
Singh also addressed the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, which was suspended after a terror attack in Pahalgam last year. She questioned how a state that exports terror can demand cooperation based on goodwill and friendship. "A treaty negotiated in 1960 cannot be treated as a perpetual entitlement which is insulated from accountability, detached from present-day realities, and untouched by the profound changes of the past six decades," she said.
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Remarks of First Secretary at Permanent Mission of India
#WATCH | First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, Anupama Singh says, "Jammu and Kashmir was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India. The only unresolved issue is Pakistan's illegal occupation of Indian territories and… pic.twitter.com/Kjr0mq1STZ
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