Pakistan's 'one-trick pony' act on Kashmir has no resonance in UN: India
With Pakistan expected to rake up the Kashmir issue during the high-level UN General Assembly session this week, India said a "one-trick pony" can "regurgitate" the same act but "single act plays" have no resonance on multi-lateral platforms like the United Nations.
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said the UN General Assembly session is a global platform to address global issues, yet each country is sovereign and can do what they feel is in their best interests.
"If somebody else would like to be a one-trick pony, it is for them to regurgitate and act. We have handled this act many times in the past and are confident that we will do so again," Akbaruddin told reporters here Sunday.
He was responding to a question on Pakistan expected to rake up the Kashmir issue "at a higher decibel" during the high-level session of the 73rd UN General Assembly beginning at the world body's headquarters Monday.
"Our contention is that the UN works best on ...