**’Sanctioned 400,000 Rapes’: India Slams Pakistan’s Kashmir Rant at UN**
*By Chanshimla Varah | Oct 07, 2025, 10:43 AM*
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**India Condemns Pakistan’s Kashmir Claims at UN**
India has strongly criticized Pakistan for its “delusional tirades” on Jammu and Kashmir during a United Nations Security Council debate on women and security. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, responded sharply to Pakistan’s accusations by highlighting Pakistan’s own troubling history of human rights abuses.
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**Highlighting Pakistan’s Past Atrocities**
Harish reminded the international community of a dark chapter in Pakistan’s history — Operation Searchlight in 1971 — during which Pakistan’s military regime allegedly sanctioned the mass rape of 400,000 women in then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The operation was a violent crackdown aimed at suppressing Bengali nationalism.
“This is a country that conducted Operation Searchlight in 1971 and sanctioned a systematic campaign of genocidal mass rape of 400,000 women citizens by its own army. The world sees through Pakistan’s propaganda,” Harish declared in his response.
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**A Diplomatic Rebuttal**
Harish’s remarks came as a direct counter to Pakistan’s representative Saima Saleem, who raised the Kashmir issue at the Security Council. The Indian envoy also drew attention to a recent tragedy in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where over 30 people lost their lives in an airstrike by the Pakistani air force.
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**Operation Searchlight: A Historical Atrocity**
Carried out in March 1971, Operation Searchlight was marked by brutal violence against the Bengali population, including widespread killings and sexual violence. Historians estimate that between 300,000 to 3 million people were killed during this period. Harish used this historical context to expose what he described as Pakistan’s strategy of using “hyperbole and misdirection” to divert attention from its own record.
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**India’s Commitment to Women’s Rights**
The UN debate also commemorated 25 years of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. In his address, Harish emphasized India’s unwavering commitment to protecting women’s rights during conflicts and ensuring their participation in peace processes.
“Our record is unblemished,” he asserted, positioning India as a responsible global actor in advancing women’s security and empowerment — in stark contrast to Pakistan, which he accused of deflecting scrutiny from internal issues through the Kashmir narrative.
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**Earlier Statements on Terrorism**
Prior to this debate, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar took a firm stand during the UN General Assembly against nations that “openly declare terrorism as state policy.” Without naming Pakistan directly, he stated, “For decades now, major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country.”
Jaishankar referred to recent cross-border violence, including the killing of 26 innocent tourists in Pahalgam in April 2025, as examples of ongoing terrorism originating from Pakistan.
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**Conclusion**
India’s pointed responses at the UN reflect its broader diplomatic effort to challenge Pakistan’s narratives regarding Kashmir, while highlighting Pakistan’s own troubled human rights record. As the international community marks progress on women’s security, India seeks to assert its role as a defender of peace and justice, sharply contrasting with Pakistan’s alleged sponsorship of terrorism and internal repression.
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