When India took the Kashmir issue to the UN, Western nations turned the invasion into a mere dispute !

Indian Foreign Minister Dr S. Jaishankar’s harsh criticism
Criticized Australia, Canada, Belgium, Britain and USA

New Delhi – External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday criticised West’s double standards on the Kashmir issue, stating that what was originally an “invasion” had been reframed as a dispute. Jaishankar also emphasised the need for a “strong and fair” United Nations.

Jaishankar said when the West goes out into other countries, “it’s in pursuance of democratic freedoms” and “when other countries come into the West, it seems to have a very malign intention.”

Speaking at a session of Raisina Dialogue 2025, Jaishankar criticised the United Nations for turning the Kashmir invasion into a dispute, equating the attacker and the victim. After World War II, the longest-standing illegal presence and occupation of a territory by another country pertains to India in Kashmir , Jaishankar said, listing UK, Canada, Belgium, Australia and even the US as the “culpable parties.

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“We all speak of sovereignty and territorial integrity. It’s a vital principle and a bedrock of global rules. After World War II, the longest-standing illegal presence and occupation of a territory by another country pertains to India in Kashmir. We went to the UN. What was an invasion was made into a dispute. The attacker and the victim were put on par. Who were the culpable parties ? UK, Canada, Belgium, Australia, USA. So pardon me, I have some question marks on that whole topic,” Jaishankar said at the ‘Thrones and Thorns: Defending the Integrity of Nations’ session of Raisina Dialogue 2024.

“We speak today of political interference. When the West goes out into other countries, it’s in pursuance of democratic freedoms. When other countries come into the West, it seems to have a very malign intention. If we need to have an order, there must be fairness… We need a strong UN but a strong UN requires a fair UN. A strong global order must have some basic consistency of standards,” Jaishankar said.

Commenting on Afghanistan, Jaishankar also criticized the inconsistent attitude of the West. He said that the Taliban leaders who were welcomed at the conferences in Doha (Qatar) and Oslo (Norway), are now being blamed for the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. How are the Taliban, once considered terrorists, now in ‘suits’ and ‘ties’ ? Yet they are seen as a serious international concern.