India said Pakistan has been misusing the United Nations Human Rights Council forum to hurl baseless accusations against New Delhi. It asked Islamabad to vacate the Indian territory under their illegal occupation, and also that it does not shy away from bombing its own people.

Speaking during Agenda Item 4 of the UNHRC session, the 2012-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Kshitij Tyagi, said, “Our collective effort should foster unity and constructive engagement, not division…We firmly believe that lasting progress can only be achieved through dialogue, cooperation and capacity building, always with the consent of the state concerned.” Advertisement

He said at a time when the world is struggling with multiple crises, the council’s work should be channelised into forging consensus thro

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