Pleaded for ceasefire: India slams Pakistan at UN over Operation Sindoor
The UN representative took the floor to highlight Pakistan's continued connection with terrorism, asserting that it can never be normalised.
PTC News Desk: India strongly criticized Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council on Monday, accusing the neighbouring country of having a single objective — to undermine India and harm its citizens. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, also rebuked Islamabad for what he described as a misleading and self-serving narrative about Operation Sindoor.
The UN representative took the floor to highlight Pakistan's continued connection with terrorism, asserting that it can never be normalised. "We have heard talk from the representative of Pakistan about the new normal. Let me reiterate again that terrorism can never be normalised as Pakistan wishes to do. It is not normal to tolerate Pakistan's continued use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy. This hallowed chamber cannot become a forum for Pakistan to legitimise terrorism," Harish added.
India has repeatedly maintained that Pakistan was compelled to seek a ceasefire just eight hours after initiating a full-scale offensive on May 10 last year, following its failure to counter India’s air defence systems. This position was recently supported by an in-depth analysis from a Switzerland-based military think tank, which concluded that the Indian Air Force’s dominance over large parts of Pakistani airspace forced Islamabad into pursuing an immediate truce after losing its ability to effectively engage during the four-day conflict.
Pakistan has claimed it destroyed multiple Indian airbases and shot down six fighter jets during the hostilities, allegations that India has consistently denied.
In his address to the UN, Harish also condemned Pakistan for continued interference in India’s internal affairs, reaffirming that Jammu and Kashmir “has been, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.”