Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:45pm on 04 Mar 2025,Tuesday India Global
India strongly rebuked UN human rights chief Volker Turk for his remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, calling them "unfounded and baseless." Arindam Bagchi, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, criticized the report’s "cherry-picking of situations" and emphasized India’s vibrant democracy and pluralistic society. Bagchi highlighted high voter turnout, booming tourism, and development in Jammu and Kashmir. He also called for a reassessment of sweeping generalizations in the UN's update. Turk’s report addressed global human rights issues but notably omitted Pakistan while raising concerns about restrictive laws in India.
