23 September,2016 08:00 AM IST | | Agencies
Following Pakâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088PM Nawaz Sharif’s remarks in the UNGA, India goes on diplomatic offensive, calls Pakistan ‘the Ivy League of terror’ and rubbishes Sharif’s claims of submitting dossier on India
Soldiers on guard after clashes with terrorists in Bandipora. Pic/PTI
New Delhi: India on Thursday claimed diplomatic victory over Pakistan at the United Nations amid deteriorating bilateral ties following the killing of 18 soldiers in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup told reporters here that India was "sensitising the world" about how Pakistan was sponsoring terrorism.
No mention of dossier
About Pakistan submitting a dossier against India to the UN, a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif aggressively raised the Kashmir issue in his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, Swarup said there was no mention of such thing in the read-out given by the Secretary General's Office. "In fact, the Secretary General has very wisely said that this issue needs to be settled bilaterally," Swarup said.
Asked if India was preparing any fresh dossier on Pakistan's involvement in terrorist activities, Swarup said: "We don't need a dossier; the whole world is aware of Pakistan's role in promoting terror."
Onus squarely on Pak
Swarup also asserted that the onus now is squarely on Pakistan to act against terrorist groups and entities which find safe haven in Pakistan, he said the country must dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism if it has to become a responsible member of the comity of nations.
