War of the 'Words': India hits back at Pakistan at the UN

India at the United Nations on Thursday accused Pakistan of spreading misleading information and said the neighbouring country “epitomised the dark arts”. India’s envoy and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin made the sharp remarks after Pakistan’s Munir Akram said that the former indulged in “false and duplicitous claims on normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir”.

Crux of the Matter

1. Akbaruddin was quoted as saying “These we dismiss with disdain. My simple response to Pakistan is even though it is late, neighbour, heal thyself of your malaise. There are no takers here for your malware.”

2. The Indian diplomat added that the council was a “political toolkit” to raise ongoing and future threats to worldwide peace and security. 

3. Before this Indian envoy’s statement at the UN, Pakistan’s Akram had allegedly said that Bharat had violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control, 3,000 times in 2019.

4. The Pakistani envoy also raised the abrogation of Article 370, communications lockdown in Kashmir and referred to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan after aerial combat in February last year after New Delhi had conducted counter-terror operations in Pakistan’s Balakot.

5. Akram urged the Security Council and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to act decisively to avoid a catastrophic war between India and Pakistan.

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Curated Coverage

1. Scroll – India hits out at Pakistan at UN, says it ‘epitomises dark arts’

2. The Hindu – Pakistan epitomises ‘dark arts’, no takers for its ‘malware’: India at UNSC

3. The Economic Times – No takers for your ‘malware’ of falsehood: India slams Pakistan in UN

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