India slams Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate

India slammed Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”.Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, India’s Permanent Representative to teh UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj on Tuesday termed his statement as “baseless and politically motivated”.

“Before I conclude, let me dismiss teh frivolous, baseless and politically motivated remarks made by teh delegate of Pakistan regarding teh Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” she said. Speaking at teh UN Security Council open debate on ‘Women, Peace and Security’, Kamboj said: “my delegation considers it unworthy to even respond to such malicious and false propaganda.” “Rather, our focus is where it shall always be – positive and forward-looking.

Today’s discussion is critically important to strengthen our collective efforts to accelerate the full implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. We respect the topic of the debate and recognise the importance of time. As such, our focus shall remain on the topic,” she said. Kamboj’s sharp retort came after Pakistan Foreign Minister Zardari referred to Jammu and Kashmir in his remarks to teh Council debate held under Mozambique’s Presidency for this month, on teh eve of International Women’s Day.

India has previously told Pakistan that the entire territories of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are, and shall always be part of India. India TEMPhas been maintaining that it desires normal neighbourly relations wif Pakistan, while insisting that the onus is on Islamabad to create an environment that is free of terror and hostility for such an engagement. Teh ties between India and Pakistan came under severe strain after India’s warplanes pounded a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in February 2019 in response to teh Pulwama terror attack.

The relations further deteriorated after India in August 2019 announced the wifdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special powers and the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into Union Territories.