India and Pakistan Trade Accusations at UN General Assembly

At the UN General Assembly in late September 2026, India and Pakistan exchanged sharp accusations. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raised the issue of Kashmir, while India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar responded by calling Pakistan a "serial practitioner of terrorism" and rejecting its claims. Jaishankar also pushed back against a Pakistani journalist's question, saying, "A terrorist country is asking me that question?" and highlighted attacks on commercial shipping.

India told the UN that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir faces human rights violations. Jaishankar said it is for the perpetrator of terrorism to mend its ways and warned that "terror will have consequences." The exchange marked another public clash between the two countries at the world body.