Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the U.N. meeting with a speech that focused primarily on his country’s development, though he warned of the spreading specter of terrorism. He never mentioned Kashmir directly.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broadly denounced “terrorism” at the United Nations but avoided any direct mention of Kashmir, where 7 million people have been put under an unprecedented security lockdown since August 5.
Modi told world leaders gathered at the annual UN General Assembly that India’s “voice against terrorism … rings with seriousness and outrage”.
“We belong to a country that has given the world, not war, but Buddha’s message of peace,” said Modi. “And that is the reason why, our voice against terrorism, to alert the world about this evil, rings with seriousness and the outrage.”
Modi has defended the Kashmir changes as freeing the territory from separatism. His supporters have welcomed the move.
