Archive · 7 Oct 2026
India Slams OIC at UN Over Kashmir and Terrorism Remarks
At a United Nations meeting, India and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation disagreed about Kashmir and terrorism.
Indian MP Biplab Kumar Deb spoke for India.
He said India has the right to protect people from cross-border terrorist attacks.
He criticised the OIC for discussing Kashmir and India’s actions against terror infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia spoke for the OIC, referring to Kashmir and strikes in Pakistan without naming India.
Deb said the OIC should focus on what he described as Pakistan’s actions in the part of Kashmir it occupies.
One report cited human rights groups saying more than 90 people had been killed there in recent months.
Deb also called for an international convention to help countries counter terrorism.
Indian MP Biplab Kumar Deb criticised the OIC’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir and India’s actions against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee on Tuesday, Deb said India has the right to defend its people against cross-border terrorism from Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia delivered the OIC chair’s statement, which referred to Kashmir and strikes at locations in Pakistan but did not directly name India.
Deb called the OIC’s reference to Jammu and Kashmir unwarranted and urged it to address what he described as Pakistan’s illegal occupation and violence in Rawalakot.
One article cited human rights groups’ reports 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 references to Kashmir and India’s actions against terror infrastructure, and asserted India’s right to defend against cross-border terrorism.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles also refer to India’s May 2025 Operation Sindoor and the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam attack.
- Where
- The United Nations General Assembly’s Sixth Committee.
- Why
- Deb was responding to an OIC chair statement that referred to Jammu and Kashmir and strikes at locations 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 strikes at locations in Pakistan and Kashmir-related UN Security Council resolutions; it did not directly name India.
References to Kashmir
India’s position
Deb called the OIC’s reference to Jammu and Kashmir unwarranted and urged the OIC chair to focus on Pakistan’s occupation and conditions in Rawalakot.
OIC statement
The OIC chair’s statement raised Kashmir; the articles do not provide a fuller explanation of the OIC’s position.
- Indian speaker
- Biplab Kumar Deb, an Indian MP and member of India’s delegation to the UN General Assembly.
- Forum
- The UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee, which deals with legal issues.
- OIC statement
- Saudi Arabia delivered the statement on behalf of the OIC; it did not directly name India.
- India’s stated position
- Deb said India retains the right to defend its people against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
- Operation Sindoor
- India launched the operation in May 2025, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, according to the article.
- Pahalgam attack
- The April 22, 2025 attack in Jammu and Kashmir killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists, according to the article.
- Reported deaths
- One article said human rights groups reported more than 90 people killed in recent months in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- Proposed convention
- Deb called for early conclusion of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, for which India circulated a draft in 1996.
Sources
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