India delivered a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan at the 61st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, accusing Islamabad of “spreading propaganda” and asserting that Jammu and Kashmir’s development trajectory stands in contrast to Pakistan’s economic troubles.
Exercising India’s Right to Reply during the high-level segment held on February 25, Anupama Singh, India’s representative, rejected allegations made by Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), saying the grouping had allowed itself to be used as an “echo chamber” for one member state.
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“We categorically reject these allegations, “ Ms. Singh said, adding that Pakistan’s “incessant propaganda now reeks of envy”.
Ms. Singh reiterated India’s long-standing position that Jammu and Kashmir “was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.” She said the accession of the region to India in 1947 was “completely legal and irrevocable,” in accordance with the Indian Independence Act and international law.
