Dr Jaishankar did not mince words, linking Pakistan to the recent barbarity of the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025
India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar, delivered a scathing attack on Pakistan during his address to the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, labelling the neighbouring nation an “epicentre of terrorism”. The minister’s powerful remarks centred on the systemic and state-supported nature of terror, which he asserted remains the single largest threat to regional stability.
Dr Jaishankar did not mince words, linking Pakistan to the recent barbarity of the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025, where 26 innocent tourists, primarily Hindu civilians, were massacred. He stressed that this act was a brutal reminder that terror hubs across the border “operate in industrial scale”, thriving due to governmental patronage. Furthermore, he condemned the disturbing normalisation of violence, highlighting that “terrorists are publicly glorified” by the state apparatus.
The EAM presented a clear demand to the international community: what is required is “relentless pressure” on the entire ecosystem that supports extremism. He outlined the immediate policy imperative to “choke the financing of terror”, calling for concerted global action to cut off the financial lifelines of terrorist organisations. India’s stance, he affirmed, is one of zero tolerance, making it clear that there will be no distinction between the terrorists and their sponsors, both of whom will be held accountable.
