New York: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, while addressing the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, clearly told Pakistan to vacate Kashmir under its occupation. He said the only issue to be resolved between us is that Pakistan vacate the illegally occupied Indian territory and give up its long-term association with terrorism.
The policy of cross border terrorism will never succeed
In his address, the Foreign Minister responded to Pakistan's statement and said that we heard some strange things from this very forum yesterday. I want to make India's position very clear – Pakistan's policy of cross-border terrorism will never succeed and it will have to face punishment for it. He should have no hope of escaping punishment.
“Many countries are left behind due to circumstances beyond their control, but some countries deliberately take decisions that have disastrous consequences,” he said. The biggest example of this is our neighboring country Pakistan.'' The Foreign Minister said, ''Today we are seeing that the troubles it (Pakistan) has tried to bring on others are swallowing its own society. He cannot blame the world. This is just karma.'' Jaishankar said that Pakistan's policy of cross-border terrorism will never succeed and it cannot be given any kind of apology.
Big changes are possible
We have come together in difficult times
“We have gathered here at a difficult time,” he said. The world has still not recovered from the impact of the Covid pandemic. The war in Ukraine has entered its third year. The conflict in Gaza is becoming widespread.'' He said that across the 'Global South' (used to refer to developing countries) development plans are derailed and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are falling behind. “But there is much more to it,” Jaishankar said, making an apparent reference to China's billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Unfair trade practices threaten jobs, just as impractical projects increase debt levels. “Any contact that affects sovereignty and territorial integrity acquires strategic meaning, especially when it is not a joint effort.”
Concern also expressed on climate change
The External Affairs Minister said that advancement in technology has long been a source of hope, but now it has equally become a matter of concern. “Climate-related events are becoming more severe and more frequent,” he said. Food security is as much of a concern as health security. The truth is that the world is fragmented, polarized and hopeless. Negotiations have become difficult, agreements have become even more difficult. This is certainly not the situation that the founders of the United Nations expected us to be in. Today, peace and prosperity are equally at risk, he said, because trust has been eroded and processes have broken down. Are. “Countries have exploited the international system more than they have invested in it, which has weakened the system,” the Foreign Minister said.
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