India Slams Pakistan At UN Over Kashmir Remarks During Security Council Meeting

India strongly criticised Pakistan at a United Nations forum, accusing it of misusing its position as co-chair of a Security Council meeting to advance a political agenda rather than maintaining the neutrality expected of the role.

Addressing an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on the implementation of Security Council resolutions and international peace and security, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, P Harish, firmly reiterated New Delhi’s position on Jammu and Kashmir. He stated that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is, and will always remain, an integral and internal part of India.

Harish expressed disappointment that a co-chair expected to act impartially had chosen to politicise the forum.

The meeting, jointly convened by China and Pakistan, focused on bridging gaps in the implementation of Security Council resolutions.

During the discussion, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, once again raised the Kashmir issue, a move India strongly objected to.

India also pointed out that Pakistan itself has failed to comply with provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 47, adopted in April 1948, which called for the withdrawal of Pakistani forces and personnel from territories it occupied in Jammu and Kashmir.

New Delhi maintained that Pakistan continues to hold parts of the region illegally despite the resolution.

The meeting was held under the Arria Formula, an informal UN format that allows broader discussions outside formal Security Council procedures.

Harish also urged a review of Security Council mandates under the UN80 initiative, arguing that they must remain relevant to current global realities. He called for reassessing mediation frameworks under Chapter VI of the UN Charter, saying conflict-resolution mechanisms should adapt to changing circumstances.

Citing Palestine as an example, P Harish noted that decades of mediation have failed to achieve a lasting solution, underscoring the need to review outdated approaches.