United Nations: India and Pakistan clashed in the Security Council after New Delhi
described Islamabad as "epicentre of terrorism" and charged it with not living up to
its commitments to the international community and the United Nations to stop cross-
border terrorism.
In a firm statement on April 4, India's UN Ambassador Vijay Nambiar demanded that
the Council's Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) identify the countries that violate
its resolutions aimed at countering terrorism.
Nambiar did not name Pakistan, describing it in his entire presentation as "one
country" but the reference was so obvious that Pakistan Ambassador Munir Akram took
floor to deny charges of terrorism against his country.
The clash came as the Council was discussing threats to international peace caused
by terrorism.
Nambiar specifically referred the recent massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pandits, including
11 women and two children, by Pakistan-trained terrorists, and said their objective
was "selective cleansing" through mass murder, an objective, he said, they have
pursued all along.
Pointing out that the incident has been condemned across the world, he told the
Council that what has gone unnoticed is the "tremendous restraint and composure"
displayed by the government and various communities in India in "not being provoked
to reacting disproportionately to this event".
Such a reaction, he said, is possible in a "situation like this one that inflames
religious and communal passions around the country". But by behaving maturely, "our
common people have responded wisely to the latest terrorist outrage".
PTI
