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The Hindu
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Diplomatic outreach visits begin today
Multi-party delegations visiting international capitals over the next fortnight will tell the global community that cross-border terrorism from Pakistan continues to be a major disruptor for India. They will also present the Indian doctrine of zero tolerance of terror, according to veteran diplomat Syed Akbaruddin who is part of the diplomatic outreach effort. The first three multi-party delegations to global capitals will start their journey on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) and Thursday (May 22, 2025), the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday (May 20, 2025). 'In various countries of the world, the salience of terrorism over the past two decades has gone down as they are prioritising other issues. For example, for some countries, T stands for tariff but for us in India, T also stands for terrorism because over several decades now, cross-border terrorism from Pakistan has been a challenge to our social harmony and developmental goals,' said Mr. Akbaruddin, who will visit Egypt, Qatar, Ethiopia, and South Africa between May 24 and June 1, along with eight MPs in a delegation led by Supriya Sule of the NCP (SCP). The first three teams that will leave on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) and Thursday (May 22, 2025) were briefed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Tuesday (May 20, 2025). These three teams will also visit Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Russia, Slovenia, Greece, Latvia, and Spain. The other four teams will start their journey on May 23 to 25. BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi said that apart from the members of the UN Security Council, five other countries have been selected that will become members of the UNSC in the coming days. 'So, representatives are going to over 25 nations…This is our message that India stands united against terrorism,' said Ms. Sarangi. 'We will be interacting with a cross-section of people there like the principal state actors, ministers, members of Parliament, academicians. These would be general meetings set on the general background of Indo-Pak issues and the terror being exported to India from Pakistan,' said CPI(M) MP John Brittas, who will be part of the delegation being led by Sanjay Kumar Jha of the Janata Dal (United). This delegation will start its tour in Japan on Thursday (May 22, 2025) and then proceed to visit the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, ending with Malaysia on May 31. The government had constituted seven groups consisting of 43 MPs from various political parties to project a united national front before the world community while briefing them about Operation Sindoor that targeted nine terror hubs in Pakistan in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The Hindu's Editorials The Hindu's Daily Quiz From which country did India stop readymade garment exports? Bangladesh Pakistan China U.S. To know the answer and to play the full quiz, click here.
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First Post
08-05-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Pakistan bites dust at UNSC as members seek accountability for Pahalgam terror attack
Pakistan's attempt to spread its propaganda at the international level failed after UNSC kept mum on India-Pak diplomatic row read more While Pakistan is trying to spread anti-India narratives on the international platform, reports are emerging that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is seeking accountability from Islamabad for the Pahalgam attack. According to the Indian government sources, the UNSC closed-door meeting on the brewing diplomatic and military tensions between India and Pakistan has failed to yield any substantive outcome for Islamabad. The source told The Times of India that the USNC put a dent in Pakistan's ambition to internationalise the matter and sought accountability from Islamabad over the Pahalgam terrorist attack. As per the report, the UNSC expressed concerns over Pakistan's nuclear rhetoric and missile tests. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The source told TOI that the views were expressed individually, and the international body is yet to collectively make any statement on the matter, which also worked in India's favour since Pakistan was hoping for a statement of condemnation. What happened at the meeting? The sources told TOI that in the 90-minute-long meeting, member states condemned the Pahalgam attack and posed questions about the likelihood of involvement of the UN-proscribed Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Former Indian permanent representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, told TOI that the lack of response from the UNSC after the meeting says a lot. 'The lack of a response by the Council to Pakistan's briefing is a vindication of the Indian stance,' said Akbaruddin, who was India's ambassador to the UN when Pakistan last sought closed-door consultations through China in 2019. The meeting at that time also ended without any formal statement. In both instances, China helped Pakistan to push its narrative. In the recent meeting, the source told TOI that members disapproved of the false flag narrative and also questioned the targeting of tourists based on their religious identity. 'There was broad condemnation of the terrorist attack and recognition of the need for accountability. Some members specifically brought up the targeting of tourists based on their religious faith,'' the source told TOI. The member states argued that Pakistan's missile tests and nuclear rhetoric were 'escalatory factors'. Overall, Pakistan's plan to push its narrative internationally backfired with the UNSC's silence. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
At UNSC huddle, Pakistan faces tough questions
No takers at UNSC meet for Pak's false-flag narrative NEW DELHI: The United Nations Security Council's closed-door meeting on rising India-Pakistan tensions expectedly failed to yield any substantive outcome for govt sources said Pakistan's efforts to internationalise the issue made little headway as UNSC advised Islamabad to resolve issues bilaterally with India and sought accountability for the Pahalgam attack , while expressing concern over Pakistan's nuclear rhetoric and missile the 90-minute meeting, the member-states are learnt to have condemned the April 22 attack and posed "tough questions" about the likely involvement of UN-proscribed Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba While views were expressed individually by some after the consultations, the Council didn't collectively make any statement. The least Pakistan would have hoped for is an oral statement by the Council Indian permanent representative to UN Syed Akbaruddin said Pakistan's quest to resurrect an agenda item which has not been deliberated upon formally since 1965 by Council expectedly didn't take off. Pakistan is a non-permanent UNSC member currently."The lack of a response by the Council to Pakistan's briefing is a vindication of Indian stance," said Akbaruddin, who was India's ambassador to the UN when Pakistan last sought closed-door consultations through China in 2019. That was after India revoked J&K's special status in Aug 2019 meeting too had ended without any outcome or formal statement even though China had strongly pushed for it. Closed-door meetings comprise informal discussions that are held not in Council room but in an adjacent chamber with limited number of Pakistan, as in 2019, the latest meeting too was more an exercise in managing public perception than advancing any meaningful discussions, even though the consultations were held under the India-Pakistan Question that relates to J&K and not under, as it was meant to be initially, the generic 'Threats to International Peace and Security' agenda the meeting, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, members disapproved of false flag narrative initially propounded by Pakistan and asked about the likely involvement of LeT in the attack. There were questions about targeting of tourists based on their religious identity. "There was condemnation of the attack and recognition of the need for accountability. Some members specifically brought up the targeting of tourists on basis of their religious faith," said a source, adding many members expressed concern that Pakistan's missile tests and nuclear rhetoric were escalatory the meeting, some Council members were reported to have backed the idea of an independent international investigation into the attack. According to the Security Council Report, China and Greece appeared to have already indicated - before the meeting - their support for such an investigation. Such a probe though will need the consent of both India and issued a statement after the meet in which it said Council members expressed "deep concern" over the risk of escalation and urged restraint. It also claimed several members underscored that the J&K dispute remained the root cause of regional instability.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pakistan tries to up ante but UNSC seeks accountability for Pahalgam attack
The UN Security Council (UNSC) closed-door meeting on rising India-Pakistan tensions expectedly failed to yield any substantive outcome for Pakistan. According to Indian government sources, Pakistan's efforts to internationalise the issue made little headway with the Council as it advised Islamabad to resolve issues bilaterally with India and sought accountability for the Pahalgam terrorist attack, while expressing concerns over Pakistan's nuclear rhetoric and missile views were expressed individually by some after the consultations, the Council didn't collectively make any statement. The least Pakistan would have hoped for is an oral statement by the Council president. Not taken in by what the Indian side saw as diplomatic grandstanding by Pakistan, which is a non-permanent Council member currently, the member-states are learnt to have condemned the Pahalgam attack in the 90-minute meeting and posed 'tough questions' about the likely involvement of UN-proscribed Pakistan based terror group Indian permanent representative to UN Syed Akbaruddin said Pakistan's quest to resurrect an agenda item which has not been deliberated upon formally since 1965 by the Council expectedly did not take off.'The lack of a response by the Council to Pakistan's briefing is a vindication of the Indian stance,' said Akbaruddin, who was India's ambassador to the UN when Pakistan last sought closed-door consultations through China in 2019. That was after India revoked the special status of J&K in August 2019 meeting too had ended without any outcome or formal statement even though China had strongly pushed for it. Closed-door meetings comprise informal discussions that are held not in the Council room but in an adjacent chamber with limited number of delegates. For Pakistan, like in 2019, the latest meeting too was more an exercise in managing public perception than advancing any meaningful discussions, even though the consultations were held under the India-Pakistan Question that relates to J&K and not under, as it was meant to be initially, the generic 'Threats to International Peace and Security' agenda the meeting, according to sources here who spoke on condition of anonymity, members disapproved of the false flag narrative initially propounded by Pakistan and asked 'tough questions' about the likely involvement of UN proscribed terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba in the attack. There were questions also about the targeting of tourists based on their religious identity. 'There was broad condemnation of the terrorist attack and recognition of the need for accountability. Some members specifically brought up the targeting of tourists on the basis of their religious faith,'' said a source, adding many members expressed concern that Pakistan's missile tests and nuclear rhetoric were escalatory Council members before the meeting were reported to have backed the idea of an independent international investigation into the attack. According to the Security Council Report, China and Greece appeared to have already indicated - before the meeting - their support for such an investigation. Such a probe though will need the consent of both India and issued a statement after the meeting in which it said that Council members expressed 'deep concern' about the risk of escalation and urged restraint. It also claimed several members underscored that the J&K dispute remained the root cause of regional instability.
News18
06-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
'No Outcome For Pakistan, Indian Diplomacy Successful Again': Former Envoy After UNSC Meeting
Last Updated: India's former permanent representative to the UN ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said Indian diplomacy successfully parried Pakistani efforts to seek the intervention of the UNSC The UNSC did not endorse any of Pakistan's concerns and the neighbouring country's grandstanding has flopped yet again as in the past, said India's former permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin. Akbaruddin said Indian diplomacy successfully parried Pakistani efforts to seek the intervention of the UN Security Council, which discussed rising tensions between India and Pakistan at closed-door consultations on Tuesday. 'Pakistan's grandstanding has flopped again today as in the past. As was expected, there was no meaningful response by the Council. Indian diplomacy has yet again successfully parried Pakistani efforts to seek the Security Council's intervention," he said. He said envoys called for de-escalation and also asked Pakistan 'tough questions". He added that Pakistan has this perpetual quest to attract international attention. 'The international community does not purchase the idea of Pakistan. The UNSC did not come out and give a statement, which shows that Pakistan failed with its objective," he said. Akbaruddin pointed out that Pakistan could not convince 15 countries at the UNSC. 'So how could it convince the world? Pakistan did not get any outcome from the closed-door meeting," he said. He further said the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 does not have any links with the UNSC. Pakistan can raise the issue, but the council is not bound to hear the matter as it has no role in it, he added. 'Pakistan can't link everything to peace and security. The UNSC secretary-general is aware that India is committed to bilateralism and won't accept the offer of a third party," he said. 'Pakistan is pursuing a strategy that belongs to the last century…India's ties with the Gulf and other countries have improved immensely." He also said Indian diplomacy can overcome any action taken against Pakistan. 'The nuclear bogey is played by Pakistan year after year…crying wolf every time is not the strategy that works. The whole world knows it. India has the right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter if innocent citizens are targeted," he added. Before the UNSC meeting, Akbaruddin told PTI that no 'consequential outcome" can be expected from 'a discussion where a party to the conflict seeks to shape perceptions by using its membership of the Council". Greece, president of the UNSC for the month of May, had scheduled the meeting on Monday (May 5) following a request by Pakistan, which is currently a non-permanent member. The meeting comes days after terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, triggering outrage in India. The 15-member UNSC did not issue a statement after the meeting, but Pakistan claimed that its own objectives were 'largely served". (With PTI inputs) First Published: May 06, 2025, 16:32 IST
