India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Rajiv K Chander, slammed terrorism from Pakistan and described it as a central issue behind the tensions between the two countries. Reinforcing India’s stated position he said the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir as an Indian state, denying OCHRC (Office of Commissioner of Human Rights Commission) mention of the region of Kashmir as “the Indian -administered Jammu and Kashmir”.
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The statement was issued at the United Nation’s Human Right Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
The statement by India clearly underscored that terrorism was the core issue. In the official statement by India at the 35th Human Rights Council, it was stated that India believes in the zero tolerance of terrorism and it’s an obligation for the whole world towards eradicating such evil.
India said in the statement that “India has robust and independent media and civil society combined with an impartial judiciary that acts as the sentinel of Indian democracy”.
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India’s strong rebuttal comes at a time when New Delhi has taken a strident line to isolate Pakistan at various international forums. In the past too India has consistently outscored Pakistan at the UNHRC in Geneva, every time Pakistan has tried to raise the issue of human rights violations.