NEW YORK: In a blistering and direct attack, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar used his address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27 to label a neighbouring country, Pakistan, as the “epicentre of global terrorism.” The Minister delivered a sharp indictment, stating that for decades, “major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country,” whose nationals “UN’s designated lists of terrorists are replete with.”
#BREAKING | Pakistan faces a major embarrassment at the UNGA as the entire General Assembly applauds during Bharat’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s speech.
He called Pakistan a global epicentre of terrorism, highlighting its role in cross-border attacks.… pic.twitter.com/gtvEAbx0Nk
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Jaishankar stressed that India has confronted the challenge of terrorism since its independence. He condemned the brazen way terrorist operations are conducted, saying, “When nations openly declare terrorism a state policy, when terror hubs operate on an industrial scale, when terrorists are publicly glorified, then such actions must be unequivocally condemned.” He issued a clear call for international action, demanding that “financing of terror must be choked” and relentless pressure be applied on the entire terrorism ecosystem.
Pahalgam Attack and Operation Sindoor Cited
The External Affairs Minister cited the recent, brutal terrorist attack on Pahalgam, which tragically claimed the lives of 26 innocent tourists, as a recent example of cross-border barbarism. In referencing the subsequent Indian military action, Operation Sindoor, he defended India’s actions to the world leaders. “India exercised its right to defend its people against terrorism and brought its organisers and perpetrators to justice,” Jaishankar affirmed, sending a clear message of zero tolerance for cross-border terror.
S Jaishankar accused Pakistan of exporting violence and extremism across the region, saying the country’s state-sponsorship of terrorism has turned its economy into a “GDP of radicalisation” and its chief exports into “terrorism.” He warned that nations which cultivate and glorify militancy cannot expect impunity and must face consequences for cross-border attacks.
