India’s Pratik Mathur Criticizes Pakistan’s Kashmir Remarks at UN
India has strongly criticized Pakistan for making baseless remarks about Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Pratik Mathur, the Minister at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, called out Pakistan’s envoy Munir Akram for spreading deceitful narratives.
During the UNGA debate, Mathur emphasized the need for comprehensive reforms in the Security Council, including expanding both permanent and non-permanent members. He stated, “We welcome the opportunity to participate in the debate on the Report of the Security Council. We thank the members of the Security Council and the Secretariat for producing the annual report of the Security Council.”
Mathur also pointed out the lack of substantive information in the annual report on UN peacekeeping operations. He stressed the importance of better partnerships between the Security Council and Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to improve the effectiveness of peacekeeping missions.
He concluded by saying, “It is high time to bring the Council in line with its Charter responsibility to act on behalf of the entire Membership. This will not be achieved without enhancing the membership in both the categories — permanent and non-permanent members.”
