‘Lasting Cooperation Needs Trust, Not Terror’: India At UN After Pakistan Raises Indus Waters Treaty

Last Updated:September 20, 2025, 07:15 IST

India, represented by Anupama Singh, criticised Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council for politicising the Indus Waters Treaty.

Indian diplomat Anupama Singh told the UNHRC that Pakistan’s state-sponsored terrorism erodes the very environment needed to uphold the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. (IMAGE: X)

India strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, accusing it of politicising the forum by raising the Indus Waters Treaty issue.

Indian diplomat Anupama Singh said New Delhi was deeply concerned by the “persistent and deliberate attempt by a particular delegation to politicise the proceedings of this Council,” adding that such actions undermine the platform’s integrity and deflect attention from core issues.

Referring to the 1960 treaty, Singh noted it was concluded in a spirit of goodwill and friendship, but “the world of 1960 is not the world of today.” She said the “grim reality of relentless state-sponsored cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan fundamentally erodes the environment required for honouring treaty obligations.”

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