To understand why this got so blazing, you have to look back at May 2025. India float Operation Sindoor as a undeviating retaliatory strike after the horrific Pahalgam attack in April, where 26 civilians were killed by terrorists backed by our neighbors.
India’s stance at the UN was clear: the operation wasn’t an act of aggression, but a measured response to protect its people. Harish pointed out a bit of a “reality check” for the council—reminding everyone that while Pakistan’s leadership was talking big on May 9th, their military was practically begging for a ceasefire by the 10th once they saw their airbases in ruins.
Calling Out the “New Normal”
The real friction started when Pakistan’s envoy tried to frame their own response to the operation as a “new normal” for the region. India wasn’t having any of it. Harish’s rebuttal was basically: “Since when is state-sponsored terrorism considered normal?”
He made a very grounded point:
“It is not ‘normal’ to tolerate the use of terrorism as a tool of state policy. This chamber shouldn’t be a platform to legitimize terror.”
Beyond the Battlefield
The debate didn’t just stop at military strikes. India pushed the envelope on a few other major points:
Jammu & Kashmir: The standard, firm reminder that J&K is an internal matter and Pakistan has no “locus standi” (legal standing) to even bring it up.
The Water Treaty: India confirmed that the Indus Waters Treaty is essentially on ice. The logic? You can’t expect “good faith” water sharing while someone is sending terrorists across the border.
Internal Politics: In a rare move, India took a jab at Pakistan’s 27th Amendment, which gave their military chief lifetime immunity, basically telling them to fix their own “rule of law” before lecturing the world.
The Bottom Line
India’s message to the UN was that the international community needs to stop treating Pakistan like a “regional nuisance” and start seeing them as a global liability. It was a moment of crest “no-nonsense” diplomacy.
Sources: PTI, The Hindu, and DD News (January 27, 2026)
