India has launched a global diplomatic offensive to sensitise the world to the scourge of terrorism
India has long been a victim of the horrors of terrorism. From the streets of Mumbai to the valleys of Kashmir, the cost of terrorism has been unbearable — not just in numbers, but in the trauma, grief, and disruption it has brought to countless lives. Over the past four decades, thousands of Indian citizens have been killed in terrorist attacks, many of them orchestrated or supported by cross-border elements. This is not merely a statistic — it is a humanitarian crisis, a gross violation of peace, and a constant assault on a democratic nation’s right to safety, development, and sovereignty.
The turning point came with Operation Sindoor and India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. In the aftermath of the Operation Sindoor India has launched a diplomatic offensive to expose Pakistan’s bluff. It has sent delegations to various countries to sensitise the world of its concerns. The recent Pahalgam attack revealed concrete cross-border linkages that left India with no choice but to act. Operation Sindoor was launched not out of aggression, but necessity — to dismantle terror infrastructure that has repeatedly targeted Indian soil.
India’s resolve has now been carried to the global platform. At the UN, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, laid bare the reality of Pakistan’s consistent violations — not only of bilateral treaties such as the Indus Waters Treaty, but of international norms and basic human decency. Harish, declared that the 65-year-old treaty — signed in good faith in 1960 — will remain in abeyance until Pakistan ends its state-sponsored terrorism. Harish condemned Pakistan as the “global epicentre of terror,†highlighting that over 20,000 Indians have lost their lives in terror attacks over the past four decades.
Pakistan has long projected a narrative of victimhood while simultaneously fuelling cross-border terrorism that threatens peace in South Asia. The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960 as a symbol of cooperation, was entered into by India in good faith. India has upheld the treaty’s terms for over six decades, even in the face of wars and terror attacks. But the persistent abuse of India’s trust and the blatant weaponisation of terror have forced New Delhi to act.
India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty on April 23, following the Pahalgam attack, is not an act of war but a signal — a diplomatic stance that terrorism and dialogue cannot coexist. When a state sponsors, harbours, and glorifies terrorism, it does not merely threaten one nation — it becomes a menace to global peace. By raising the issue at the UN, India is not just defending its own people — it is calling upon the international community to recognise and act upon a shared responsibility. India has exercised extraordinary patience. It has endured pain, loss, and betrayal with restraint and maturity.
Recently, it strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations for spreading disinformation about the Indus Waters Treaty.
The world must choose — between appeasement and accountability, between narratives and facts, between inaction and justice.
