India Highlights Pakistan’s Cross-Border Terror and Child Abuses at UNGA

In a searing rebuke at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on October 13, 2025, India tore into Pakistan, accusing it of egregious child rights abuses and orchestrating cross-border terrorism. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, representing a high-level Indian parliamentary delegation led by MP PP Chaudhary, fiercely defended India’s “Operation Sindoor” counter-terror strikes as a righteous necessity to protect civilians, especially children, while branding Pakistan as a flagrant violator of the UN’s Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) agenda.

Drawing from the UN Secretary-General’s 2025 CAAC report, Dubey laid bare Pakistan’s grim record: relentless cross-border shelling and airstrikes that have killed and maimed Afghan children near the border, alongside targeted assaults on health workers and girls’ schools. “Pakistan’s audacious attempt to deflect global scrutiny from its heinous abuses against children, coupled with its persistent terrorism, is utterly condemnable,” he declared, his voice resonating with indignation. He pointed to the April 22, 2025, terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 civilians perished in a religiously fueled massacre by Pakistan-trained militants, a tragedy still raw in global memory.

India’s response, Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, 2025, was a calculated masterstroke. Precision missile and air strikes obliterated nine terrorist camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), targeting strongholds of groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Dubey described the operation—named for the Hindu vermilion symbolizing protection—as a “balanced and legitimate” act of self-defense, eliminating 80-100 terrorists with zero civilian or military collateral damage, as verified by satellite imagery from Maxar and Indian firm KAWASPACE. In stark contrast, Pakistan’s retaliatory Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos on May 10 bombarded Indian border villages, killing civilians, including children, in a reckless escalation that included airspace closures and river dam manipulations, nearly triggering all-out war before U.S.-mediated de-escalation.

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Dubey’s sharpest jab was reserved for Pakistan’s “hypocrisy” in preaching human rights at the UN while sponsoring terror. “Pakistan must face its own reflection, stop posturing on global stages, protect its children, and cease targeting innocents across borders,” he demanded, calling out Islamabad’s nuclear saber-rattling and denial of its terror links. The stakes remain high, with Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi warning of unrestrained reprisals to future provocations, signaling India’s zero-tolerance stance.

In a powerful counterpoint, Dubey highlighted India’s robust child protection efforts, earning praise from the UN Special Rapporteur for initiatives like the 24/7 Child Helpline 1098, which has saved thousands from abuse and trafficking. “Creating a nurturing environment for our children’s holistic growth is a national imperative,” he affirmed, spotlighting India’s nutrition and education programs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership as a global model.

India’s blistering UNGA address wasn’t just a diplomatic offensive—it was a clarion call for justice. As the dust settles from Operation Sindoor, the world watches whether Pakistan will dismantle its terror infrastructure or double down on its dangerous game. For now, India stands unapologetic, redefining the global narrative: peace demands confronting terror head-on, not ignoring its roots.

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