Not normal to tolerate Pakistan’s continued use of terror as instrument of state policy: India

India asserts that Pakistan's use of terrorism as state policy is unacceptable, challenging its narrative at the UN Security Council.

In a strongly-worded retort in the UNSC, India said it is not normal to tolerate Pakistan’s continued use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy, as New Delhi hit back at Islamabad’s envoy for advancing a “false and self-serving” account of Operation Sindoor.

India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N., Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, delivered a sharp response to comments made by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.N., Asim Iftikhar Ahmad.

Mr. Ahmad spoke about Operation Sindoor, Jammu and Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty in his remarks at the U.N. Security Council open debate on Monday (January 26, 2026) on ‘Reaffirming International Rule of Law: Pathways to Reinvigorating Peace, Justice, and Multilateralism.’

Mr. Harish said Pakistan, an elected member of the Security Council, has a single-point agenda — to harm India and its people.

With Mr. Ahmad telling the Council that Pakistan’s response to Operation Sindoor “established that there can be no ‘new normal’ based on coercion or impunity”, Delhi slammed Islamabad, with Mr. Harish asserting that terrorism can never be normalised as Pakistan wishes to do.

“We have heard talk from the Representative of Pakistan about the new normal. Let me reiterate again that terrorism can never be normalised as Pakistan wishes to do. It is not normal to tolerate Pakistan’s continued use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy,” Mr. Harish said, adding that India will do whatever is required to protect and ensure the safety and security of its citizens.