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India Accuses OIC of Wilful Blindness Over Kashmir Remarks
At a United Nations meeting, India and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation disagreed about Kashmir and terrorism.
India’s representative, Biplab Kumar Deb, said India can defend its people from attacks coming from Pakistan.
He criticised the OIC for referring to Kashmir and India’s actions against terrorist bases.
Saudi Arabia spoke for the OIC but did not name India directly.
Deb said the OIC should also address what he described as Pakistan’s treatment of people in the part of Kashmir it occupies.
The article says human rights groups report that more than 90 people have been killed there in recent months.
The two sides presented different views about India’s actions and what the OIC should address.
At the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee, Indian MP Biplab Kumar Deb criticised the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation over its references to Kashmir and India’s actions against terror infrastructure.
Deb said India has the right to defend its people against cross-border terrorism from Pakistan and warned that terrorism would have consequences.
Saudi Arabia, speaking as OIC chair, referred to Kashmir and India’s retaliation against terrorist bases in Pakistan without directly naming India.
Deb described India’s actions in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir as focused and measured, and accused the OIC of failing to distinguish between victims and perpetrators.
The article says human rights groups report that more than 90 people have been killed in recent months in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- Who
- Indian MP Biplab Kumar Deb spoke for India; Saudi Arabia delivered a statement as chair of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
- What
- Deb criticised the OIC’s remarks on Kashmir and India’s actions against terror infrastructure, and asserted India’s right to defend against cross-border terrorism.
- Where
- The United Nations General Assembly’s Sixth Committee.
- When
- Tuesday; the statement also referred to events following the Pahalgam massacre last year.
- Why
- Deb was responding to an OIC chair statement that referred to Kashmir and India’s retaliation against terrorist bases in Pakistan.
India’s position
OIC statement
India’s actions against terror infrastructure
India’s position
Deb described India’s actions in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir as focused and measured, and said India has the right to defend its people against cross-border terrorism.
OIC statement
Saudi Arabia’s statement for the OIC referred to India’s retaliation against terrorist bases in Pakistan and Kashmir, without directly naming India.
Kashmir and responsibility for violence
India’s position
Deb called the OIC’s reference to Jammu and Kashmir unwarranted and said it should focus on Pakistan’s occupation and the treatment of people there.
OIC statement
The OIC chair raised Kashmir in its statement; the articles do not give a fuller explanation of the OIC’s position.
Key facts
- Indian representative
- Biplab Kumar Deb, a BJP MP and member of India’s delegation to the UN General Assembly.
- Forum
- The General Assembly’s Sixth Committee, which deals with international legal matters.
- OIC statement
- Saudi Arabia delivered the statement as OIC chair; it did not directly name India.
- India’s position
- Deb said India retains the right to defend its people against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
- Places referenced
- Kashmir, Pakistan, and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
- Reported deaths
- The article says human rights groups report that more than 90 people have been killed in recent months in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Quotes
Biplab Kumar Deb
BJP MP and member of India's delegation to the UN General Assembly
“It is regrettable that those delivering the statement are unable to separate fact from fiction and distinguish between victim and perpetrator.”
thehansindia.com
“India retains the right to defend its people against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan”
thehansindia.com
Deb
Former chief minister of Tripura
“I also address now the statement delivered by the chair of the OIC on India's focused and measured actions against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, from where terrorist attacks against India were planned and directed”
timesnownews.com
Sources
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