India calls out Pakistan at UN General Assembly
The Tribune Editorial: The larger point Jaishankar drove home is about credibility—both of the UN and of the West
J ust a couple of days ago, US President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Pakistan’s Prime Minister and Army Chief, signalling once again that Washington is happy to indulge Islamabad despite its tainted record. How does India confront such contradictions? It is all very well for External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to thunder at the UN General Assembly, but speeches collide with reality when the world’s most powerful country courts the very state India identifies as the “epicentre of global terrorism.” On Saturday, Jaishankar minced no words in calling out Pakistan’s role in exporting terror. Yet, the sting of his rebuke is blunted by Washington’s willingness to engage a nation that has nurtured terror networks for decades. From 26/11 in Mumbai to Pulwama and most recently Pahalgam, the evidence has been overwhelming. But Pakistan continues to don the cloak of victimhood, invoking Kashmir as distraction, while being shielded by geopolitical convenience.
