Jaishankar tears into Pak at UN after Sharif raises Kashmir

Jaishankar hits back at Sharif: Serial terror practitioner's bid to claim immunity will not stand Without naming Pakistan or Sharif, Jaishankar remarked attempts to normalise terrorism or claim immunity from its consequences would not stand.

What happened

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York. (PTI).

In practice, a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raked up the matter of Kashmir and described India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty as an "act of war", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, referring to Pakistan as "a serial practitioner of terrorism", informed the United Nations General Assembly Saturday that attempts to "normalise terrorism and claim immunity from its consequences" will not stand and India will exercise its right to defend itself.

He additionally called out "weaponisation of everything" in a world roiled by conflicts – from chokepoints to constricting market access – and flagged the "mindset of extreme competition" that is "undermining institutions".

The bottom line

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