India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan<\/a> for its “repeated references” to Jammu and Kashmir at a United Nations debate on peacekeeping reforms. Speaking at the Security Council, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, said the remarks were “unwarranted” and reiterated that the region “was, is, and will always be an integral part of India.”<\/p>\n “India is compelled to note that the delegate of Pakistan has yet again resorted to unwarranted remarks on the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Such repeated references neither validate their illegal claims nor justify their state-sponsored cross-border terrorism,” Mr Harish said.<\/p>\n He advised Pakistan not to try to “divert” the attention of the forum to drive its “parochial and divisive agenda”.<\/p>\n Mr Harish also said that Pakistan continues to “illegally occupy” part of Jammu and Kashmir, and “must vacate” the territory.<\/p>\n #WATCH<\/a> | Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish P said, “India is compelled to note that the delegate of Pakistan has yet again resorted to unwarranted remarks on the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Such repeated references neither\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/SiGknVNsoX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Mr Harish’s retort came after Syed Tariq Fatemi, the Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister, spoke on Jammu and Kashmir during a discussion on the future of UN Peacekeeping at the Security Council.<\/p>\n India has maintained that it desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan but insists that the onus is on Islamabad to create an environment free of terror<\/a> and hostility for such engagement.<\/p>\n\n