UNITED NATIONS
A significant diplomatic confrontation erupted at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday, September 27, 2025, following India’s powerful address. India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, without explicitly naming Pakistan, strongly condemned it as a breeding ground for terrorism, directly linking it to the recent Pahalgam terror attack in April. During this sharp exchange, India even labeled its neighbor ‘Terroristan’.
Responding with its right of reply, a Pakistani diplomat vehemently refuted India’s accusations, dismissing them as an attempt to defame the nation. The diplomat asserted that India had failed to furnish any concrete evidence to Islamabad regarding its alleged role in the Pahalgam attack.
India was quick to counter Pakistan’s response.
Rentala Srinivas, a Second Secretary at India’s UN mission, observed in India’s subsequent right of reply that it was ‘telling’ that an unnamed neighbor chose to respond, thereby inadvertently acknowledging their persistent involvement in cross-border terrorism.
Srinivas further asserted that Pakistan’s global reputation spoke volumes, with its involvement in terrorism evident across numerous regions. He emphasized that Pakistan posed a threat not just to its immediate neighbors but to the entire world, concluding that ‘no arguments or untruths can ever whitewash the crimes of Terroristan.’
In a second intervention, Pakistan’s representative criticized India for its ‘deliberate attempt to malign and insult an entire people’ by distorting Pakistan’s name. The representative then countered with accusations that India’s intelligence agencies were actively involved in destabilizing neighboring countries.