Pak News: UNSC Meeting Over India-Pakistan Tensions
The UNSC meeting and India's decision to suspend the water-sharing pact have significant implications for the region, with both countries facing increased tensions and potential escalation. The international community is watching the situation closely, with concerns over the potential for conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recently held a closed-door meeting to discuss the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, with China expected to veto any resolution against Pakistan, according to former UN diplomat and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
Tharoor noted that the details of the discussion remain largely undisclosed, but unofficial briefings suggest that the meeting did not appear favorable for Pakistan. Member states posed tough questions regarding Lashkar-e-Taiba and terrorism, and acknowledged India's response to the attack as "understandably provoked." The UN Security Council blasted Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack, grilling Islamabad over the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba in the attack.
The council flagged Pakistan's nuclear rhetoric and recent missile tests as escalatory factors, and members condemned the attack, highlighting the need for accountability. They refused to accept Pakistan's "false flag" narrative and called for a bilateral resolution of issues with India. The US, China, France, Russia, UK, and other members participated in the closed-door consultation.
In a related development, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will retain its share of water that was previously sent outside the country, days after suspending a water-sharing pact with Pakistan. The decision comes after India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which regulated water sharing between the two countries, following an attack in Indian Kashmir that targeted Hindu tourists.
The dispute over water sharing has been a long-standing issue between the two countries, with India accusing Pakistan of backing an uprising in Indian Kashmir. The move has escalated tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan conducting missile tests and India planning civil defense drills.