Indian diplomat Rentala Srinivas slams Pakistan at UNGA 2025, cites global terror links
New York: Indian diplomat Rentala Srinivas launched a scathing attack on Pakistan during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday, accusing the country of long-standing cross-border terrorism.
“Pakistan's reputation speaks for itself. Its fingerprints are so visible in terrorism across so many geographies. It is a menace not only to its neighbours, but to the entire world,” Srinivas said while responding to Pakistan’s remarks against India.
His statement followed External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s address, in which he labelled Pakistan the “epicentre of global terrorism.” Jaishankar cited the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, calling for united international action to cut terror financing, sanction terrorists, and hold states accountable for sponsoring violence.
Jaishankar also reminded delegates of the UN Charter’s principles: “The UN Charter calls on us not just to prevent war, but to build peace. Not just to defend rights, but to uphold the dignity of every human being.” He underlined that India has battled cross-border terrorism since independence and warned that terrorism thrives on “bigotry, violence, intolerance, and fear.”
Responding to Pakistan’s intervention, Srinivas remarked that no “arguments or untruths” could whitewash terrorism. “It is telling that a neighbour who was not named chose to nevertheless respond and admit their long-standing practice of cross-border terrorism,” he said.
The exchange came after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s UNGA address, in which he criticised India’s Kashmir policies and accused New Delhi of violating the Indus Waters Treaty. India rejected those allegations, accusing Pakistan of glorifying terrorism and resorting to “absurd theatrics” at the UN.
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Five railway staffers injured as van headed to Rajdhani Express fire site overturns in MP
Ratlam (MP) (PTI): Five railway staffers were injured, one of them critically, when their van carrying repair equipment to the site of a Rajdhani Express fire overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district on Sunday, officials said.
The blaze erupted in an AC coach of the Delhi-bound Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota division of the railways in Ratlam at 5.15 am.
It disrupted the movement of several trains on the Mumbai-Delhi route, as per the officials.
A van carrying necessary equipment to Alot overturned on the way when a cow suddenly strayed into the middle of the road, they said.
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Five railwaymen were injured, one of them critically, the officials said.
The incident took place when the van carrying essential equipment for overhead electric line repair, among other things, was on its way to Alot from Shyamnagar in Ratlam, West Central Railway's chief public relations officer Harshit Shrivastava told PTI.
The injured persons were rushed to the hospital and were subsequently referred to Kota in Rajasthan, officials said.
No casualties were reported in the train fire.
