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'Unable to distinguish between victim & perpetrator': India slams J&K remarks at UN

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'Unable to distinguish between victim & perpetrator': India slams J&K remarks at UN
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India formally rejected remarks made by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) regarding Jammu and Kashmir at the UN General Assembly. India's representative criticized the OIC for failing to distinguish between victims of terrorism and perpetrators.

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This reflects the ongoing diplomatic friction between India and the OIC bloc regarding India's internal security policies and regional sovereignty.

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NEW DELHI: India hit back at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the UN General Assembly, rejecting its remarks on Jammu and Kashmir and New Delhi’s actions against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.West Tripura Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb, delivering India’s national statement at the UNGA Sixth Committee on Tuesday said the OIC had failed to distinguish between those responsible for terrorism and its victims.“I also address now the statement delivered by the chair of the OIC on India's focused and measured actions against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, from where terrorist attacks against India were planned and directed,” news agency PTI quoted Deb saying.He added that it is “regrettable that those delivering the statement” are “unable to separate fact from fiction and distinguish between victim and perpetrator”.India asserted that it has the right to defend its citizens against cross-border…

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