India condemns Pak's funding of terror at UN

India condemned Pakistan's sponsorship of cross border terrorism at the United Nations on Tuesday at a high-level open debate chaired by Islamabad.

- Shashank Mattoo

“I am also constrained to respond to the remarks made by the representative of Pakistan. The Indian subcontinent offers a stark contrast in terms of progress, prosperity and development models. On the one hand, there is India which is a mature democracy, a surging economy and a pluralistic and inclusive society. At the other extreme is Pakistan, steeped in fanaticism and terrorism, and a serial borrower from the IMF,” said Ambassador P Harish, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

The debate was one of two signature events planned by Pakistan as part of its Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of July. The presidency of the UNSC, the UN's top decision making body, rotates every month between its 15 members.