India sharply criticised a UN Special Rapporteur's report for describing fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim as being linked to an "India-based" D-Company without clarifying that he is a wanted terrorist who fled India decades ago. At the UN, India accused the rapporteur of factual inaccuracies and incompetence, warning that such omissions damage the credibility of the organisation.
India has urged that terrorism-related atrocities be included under crimes against humanity in the proposed international convention on the prevention and punishment of such crimes. At the UN's Sixth Committee meeting, India stressed accountability, national jurisdiction, sovereignty, and non-interference while discussing the convention scheduled for adoption in 2028.
India exercised its right of reply at the UN General Assembly after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's remarks, with Indian diplomat Petal Gahlot criticising Pakistan's military influence, terrorism record and statements on Kashmir and religious intolerance.
