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Jaishankar calls Pakistan terrorist country at UN
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar sharply rebuked a Pakistani journalist at the United Nations in New York on Friday, calling Pakistan a 'terrorist country' after being asked when India would stop 'sponsoring…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar sharply rebuked a Pakistani journalist at the United Nations in New York on Friday, calling Pakistan a 'terrorist country' after being asked when India would stop 'sponsoring terrorism' in Pakistan. The exchange happened after Jaishankar and Liberia's Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti addressed the press on maritime security.
India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Harish Parvathaneni, told the journalist, 'You have heard your reply, loud and clear.' The incident comes amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, after which India launched Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan.
India has consistently accused Pakistan of allowing terrorist groups to operate from its territory. Jaishankar is in New York for the UN General Assembly's High-Level Week and is scheduled to address the session on Saturday.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three sources report the same exchange in near-identical wire-style language, with no pro-government or critical slant in their framing. Businesstoday.in provides the most context, detailing the Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor, and the US designation of the Resistance Front as a terrorist entity. Rediff.com and Times of India focus narrowly on the exchange itself. The uniform straight reporting reflects consensus on the incident's newsworthiness without editorial interpretation. India's sustained push at multilateral forums to label Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism will continue as Jaishankar addresses the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): businesstoday.in (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
