India and Pakistan Clash at UN over Kashmir and Indus Waters Treaty

At a high‑level open debate of the UN Security Council on natural‑resource governance, India’s Permanent Representative Parvathaneni Harish accused Pakistan of using cross‑border terrorism as a "tool of state policy" and rejected Pakistan’s allegations that India had weaponised water. He reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir "has always been, is, and will remain an integral and inalienable part of India" and warned that cooperation on the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty cannot resume while terrorism continues. Harish said Pakistan’s "false narrative" and its misuse of the debate must end, urging Islamabad to “put its own house in order”. Pakistan’s envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad countered that India had unilaterally placed the treaty in abeyance after the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, calling the move illegal and a threat to the livelihoods of over 240 million Pakistanis. The dispute underscores longstanding tensions over Kashmir, water sharing and security in South Asia.