Bold claim first: Pakistan is stuck in a false narrative, while India champions real progress in Jammu and Kashmir. And this is where the conversation gets contentious.
India pushed back hard at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 61st session, accusing Pakistan of spreading propaganda and insisting that Jammu and Kashmir’s development trajectory proves Pakistan’s own economic troubles. During the high‑level segment on February 25, Anupama Singh, India’s representative, used the Right to Reply to reject Pakistan’s and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) criticisms, arguing that the OIC had become an “echo chamber” for a single member state.
Ms. Singh asserted India’s long‑held stance: Jammu and Kashmir has always been—and remains—an integral and inalienable part of India. She noted that the 1947 accession was legal and irrevocable, grounded in the Indian Independence Act and international law. She pointed to the ongoing dispute as a consequence of what she described as Pakistan’s illegal occupation of certain territories and called on Islamabad to withdraw.
In a sharp dig at Pakistan’s credibility, Singh highlighted regional progress, including the inauguration of the Chenab Rail Bridge—the world’s highest railway bridge. If Pakistan denies the bridge’s existence or significance, she implied, it would amount to evidence of hallucination or a retreat into “La-la-land.”
She contrasted Jammu and Kashmir’s development spending with Pakistan’s economic situation, noting that the territory’s budget for development exceeded the IMF bailout package Pakistan had recently sought. On democracy, Singh challenged Pakistan to accept lectures on governance from a country whose civilian governments seldom finish their terms, citing voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir’s recent elections as evidence that residents reject terrorism and embrace development.
Concluding, Singh accused Pakistan of attempting to destabilize the region through “relentless state‑sponsored terrorism,” while reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir is advancing politically, economically, and socially. She urged Pakistan to focus on its domestic crisis rather than grandstanding on the world stage, suggesting the international community sees through what she called a charade.
This exchange continues the ongoing, often tense, diplomatic back‑and‑forth between India and Pakistan at multilateral bodies over Jammu and Kashmir.
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