One Nation Openly Declares Terror As State Policy: S Jaishankar Rips Pak At U.N.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar used his UN General Assembly address on Saturday to deliver one of India’s sharpest indictments of cross-border terrorism, declaring that some nations have turned it into “state policy.” Opening with a greeting — “Namaskar from the people of Bharat” — Jaishankar reminded delegates of the UN’s founding ideals: “The UN Charter calls on us not just to prevent war, but to build peace. Not just to defend rights, but to uphold the dignity of every human being.” In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Jaishankar cited the recent terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people. He said, “India has confronted this challenge since its independence, having a neighbour that is an epicentre of global terrorism. For decades now, major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country. The most recent example of cross-border barbarism was the murder of innocent tourists in Pahalgam in April this year.”