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Jaishankar Takes 'Karma' Jibe at Pakistan at UNGA, Says The 'Ills' It Intended For Others Is Now Consuming Its Own Society
EAM S Jaishankar
In his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York on Sunday (29 September), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar issued a stern warning to Pakistan.
Jaishankar, while talking Pakistan’s long-standing policy of terrorism, cautioned Islamabad, stating that its "actions will most certainly have consequences".
Towards the conclusion of his nearly twenty-minute speech, Jaishankar addressed the 'Pakistan problem', asserting that "Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism policy will never succeed".
Pakistan, currently grappling with its most severe economic crisis since its formation in 1947, has been left behind due to its "conscious choices with disastrous consequences", said the External Affairs Minister.
"Many countries get left behind due to circumstances beyond their control. But some make conscious choices with disastrous consequences. A premier example is our neighbour, Pakistan. Unfortunately, their misdeeds affect others as well, especially the neighbourhood," Jaishankar said.
Criticising Pakistan's fate owing to its policy of radicalising its citizens, particularly the youth, Jaishankar remarked, "Today, we see the ills it sought to visit on others consume its own society. It can't blame the world; this is only karma."
"A dysfunctional nation coveting the lands of others must be exposed and must be countered. We heard some bizarre assertions from it at this forum yesterday. So let me make India’s position perfectly clear," the External Affairs Minister said.
"Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism policy will never succeed. And it can have no expectation of impunity. On the contrary, actions will certainly have consequences. The issue to be resolved between us is now only the vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan. And of course the abandonment of Pakistan’s longstanding attachment to terrorism," he added.
