India says it's a rising economy while calling Pakistan a 'serial borrower'

India told a UN Security Council meeting presided over by Pakistan that there should be a serious cost to nations who foment crossborder terrorism as it described the neighbouring country as a serial borrower steeped in fanaticism reported news agency PTIAs we debate promoting international peace and security it is essential to recognise that there are some fundamental principles which need to be universally respected One of them is zero tolerance for terrorism Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said reported PTIHarish delivered the national statement on Tuesday at the UN Security Council highlevel open debate on Promoting International Peace and Security through Multilateralism and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes held under Pakistans presidency of the 15nation Council for July reported PTIPakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar presided over the open debate that was also addressed by UN Secretary General Antonio GuterresIn his remarks to the debate in his national capacity Dar raked the issue of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the Indus Waters TreatyIn the wake of the Pahalgam attack India decided that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 would be held in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for crossborder terrorism Turkiye also made a reference to Jammu and Kashmir in its statement at the open debate reported PTIGiving a strong response to Dars remarks Harish said that the Indian subcontinent offers a stark contrast in terms of progress prosperity and development models On the one hand there is India which is a mature democracy a surging economy and a pluralistic and inclusive society At the other extreme is Pakistan steeped in fanaticism and terrorism and a serial borrower from the IMF International Monetary Fund reported PTIIn May this year the IMF had approved disbursement of about one billion dollars to Pakistan under Extended Fund Facility EFF bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to about USD 21 billionIn his statement in the UNSC chamber Harish spoke about the Pahalgam terror attack for which The Resistance Front a front for Pakistanbased terror organisation LashkareTaiba had claimed responsibility reported PTIHarish emphasised that there should be a serious cost to states who violate the spirit of good neighbourliness and international relations by fomenting crossborder terrorism reported PTIIt ill behoves a member of the Council to offer homilies while indulging in practices that are unacceptable to the international community the Indian envoy said reported PTIHe said that consequent to the gruesome terrorist attack in Pahalgam Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 that led to the killing of 26 innocent tourists and based on the April 25 UNSC statement India launched Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Jammu and KashmirIn the UNSC statement Council members had underlined the need to hold perpetrators organisers financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism accountable and bring them to justiceHarish said Indias response was focused measured and nonescalatory in nature On achieving its primary objectives a cessation of military activities was directly concluded at the request of Pakistan he saidEarlier Acting US Representative Ambassador Dorothy Shea said at the meeting that in the past three months alone US leadership delivered deescalations between Israel and Iran between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda and between India and PakistanThe United States under President Trumps leadership played an important role in encouraging the parties to reach these resolutions which we applaud and support Shea said reported PTIHarish stressed that in recent decades the nature of conflicts has transformed with a proliferation of nonstate actors often proposed and propped up as proxies by state actors and crossborder funding arms trafficking training of terrorists and spread of radical ideologies facilitated by modern digital and communication technologiesHe said that on the question of peaceful settlement of disputes Chapter VI of the UN Charter begins with a recognition that it is the parties to a dispute who must first of all seek a solution by peaceful means of their own choiceNational ownership and consent of parties are central to any efforts to achieve peaceful resolution of conflicts he said reported PTIHarish underlined that there cannot be one standard approach to dispute resolution The changing circumstances and context also need to be taken into account while considering any such efforts reported PTIHarish said that there are growing doubts about the multilateral system especially the United Nations and serious question marks over the representativeness of the Security Council must be addressed urgentlyIn this context India is proud to have facilitated the inclusion of the African Union in the G20 platform during its Presidency The continuing UN Security Council impasse also shows the increasing challenges to efficiency and effectiveness of the UN Security Council he said reported PTIPakistan is currently a nonpermanent member of the 15nation Council for the 202526 termWith inputs from PTI