India slams Pakistan at UNSC, says it ‘bombs its own people'

United Nations: India on Monday criticised Pakistan for "bombing its own people" and conducting systemic genocide during the UN Security Council's open debate on "Women, Peace and Security". Parvathaneni Harish, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador, said that Pakistan conducted 'Operation Searchlight' in 1971 and sanctioned a systematic campaign of genocidal mass rape of 400,000 women citizens by its own army.

"Every year, we are unfortunately fated to listen to the delusional tirade of Pakistan against my country, especially on Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian territory they covet," the Indian envoy said. He also added that the world sees through Pakistan's propaganda. 

Harish was referring to 'Operation Searchlight', the 1971 brutal crackdown by the Pakistani army, which resulted in civilian killings throughout East Pakistan. He told the council meeting chaired by Russia that India's record on the "Women, Peace and Security" agenda is unblemished and unscathed.

His strong response came after the Pakistani delegate raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in her statement. "To exclude Kashmiri women from the agenda erases its legitimacy and undermines its universality," she said.

Harish also highlighted India's commitment to the agenda, pointing out how India deployed women medical officers to the Congo in the 1960s and the International Conference on Women, Peacekeepers from the Global South, held in February 2025.