Ministry of External Affairs slams Islamabad for baseless allegations.
New Delhi has delivered a stinging rebuttal to Islamabad, dismissing recent allegations regarding the treatment of minorities in India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) characterized the statements from across the border as completely "unfounded" and "baseless," turning the spotlight back on Pakistan’s own troubling history of human rights violations.
Official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addressed these concerns on Monday, stating that India has officially noted the comments made by Tahir Andrabi, the spokesperson for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jaiswal did not hold back, suggesting that a nation with such an "abysmal record" on its home soil has no moral standing to criticize others. He emphasized that the systemic victimization of various religious groups in Pakistan is a well-documented global fact that cannot be hidden by shifting blame toward India.
The diplomatic friction intensified after Pakistan urged the international community to monitor alleged "Christmas-related vandalism" and other incidents in India. However, the Indian government views these claims as a tactical distraction. Jaiswal remarked that "no amount of finger-pointing" would change the ground realities or erase the history of communal unrest within Pakistan.
While Islamabad attempted to highlight isolated cases in India, New Delhi pointed toward the deep-seated issues facing Ahmadis, Christians, and Hindus in Pakistan. Historical data and human rights reports frequently cite mob attacks and coercive conversions as major issues there. For instance, the 2009 Gojra riots led to tragic fatalities within the Christian community, and the 2020 destruction of a Hindu temple in the Karak district remains a stark reminder of the vulnerability of minority worship places in the region.
Ultimately, India maintains that Pakistan’s attempt to internationalize these internal matters is a failure to acknowledge its own internal crises. By rejecting these claims outright, New Delhi reaffirms its position that its democratic framework remains robust, unlike the environment of exclusion reported in neighboring territories.
