{"id":19570,"date":"2025-05-23T02:28:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T02:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=19570"},"modified":"2025-05-23T02:28:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T02:28:23","slug":"pakistan-draws-unscs-attention-to-indias-aggressive-naval-buildup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=19570","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan draws UNSC\u2019s attention to India\u2019s \u2018aggressive\u2019 naval buildup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pakistan brought into sharp focus of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) India\u2019s \u201caggressive naval expansion and efforts seeking to assert dominance over critical waterways\u201d, as the 15-member body discussed \u201cStrengthening Maritime Security.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe categorically reject any attempt in our region to dominate maritime spaces, undermine established legal frameworks, or marginalize the legitimate interests of other coastal states under any guise or pretext,\u201d Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan, said in the debate convened by Greece, which holds the Council\u2019s presidency for the month of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Oceans must be preserved as arenas for cooperation and shared prosperity, not as theatres of strategic rivalry,\u201d the Pakistani envoy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn our own immediate neighborhood, however, we have witnessed a troubling pattern of behaviour by one major country \u2014 driven by aspirations of unchecked regional hegemony \u2014 marked by aggressive naval expansion, and efforts seeking to assert dominance over critical waterways,\u201d he said in an obvious reference to India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the outset, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that All of humanity depends on the world oceans and seas \u2014 from the oxygen we breathe, to the biodiversity that sustains all life, to the economies, trade and jobs supported by maritime industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that today debate shines a light on a fundamental fact: Without maritime security, there can be no global security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his comments, Ambassador Asim, the Pakistani envoy, said that India\u2019s \u201cdestabilizing and dangerous naval build-up is accompanied by coercive diplomacy and the systematic exclusion of neighbouring states from regional maritime security frameworks, including the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more: Indian security expert blasts New Delhi\u2019s tactics, Rafale\u2019s role in Pakistan conflict<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such actions, he said, undermine the maritime balance and restrict the space for inclusive cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis same country has also displayed a concerning propensity to usurp and weaponize shared natural resources \u2014 including trans-boundary rivers \u2014 in flagrant breach of treaty obligations and the principles of good neighborliness,\u201d Ambassador Asim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese actions reflect a broader agenda of leveraging geography to disrupt and destabilize long-standing cooperative arrangements, particularly to the detriment of the lower riparian state that is Pakistan, and impose unilateral outcomes, in both riverine and maritime spheres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a maritime nation, Pakistan views the Arabian Sea as its \u2018fifth neighbour,\u2019 integral to its economic vision and strategic orientation. Pakistan unique geographical positioning offers significant potential to serve as a regional trans-shipment hub enabling trade and connectivity for landlocked Central Asian countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On its part, he said Pakistan has remained a committed and responsible partner in international efforts to strengthen maritime security, pointing out that the Pakistani Navy continues to contribute to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Task Forces conducting operations across the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea to counter terrorism, smuggling and piracy as well as also launched Regional Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP) to ensure a safe and secure environment in the seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur dedication to regional cooperation is also reflected in our engagement with multilateral initiatives such as the Djibouti Code of Conduct,\u201d the Pakistani envoy said, adding that at the national level, Pakistan continue to build capacity in port security, blue economy development, maritime domain awareness, and marine conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan, he said, also recognizes the urgent need to address the growing climate-related risks facing the maritime and coastal systems, noting that rising sea levels, acidification, and coastal erosion pose serious threats to livelihoods, ecosystems, biodiversity, and maritime stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maritime security is inseparable from the broader cause of international peace and stability, Ambassador Asim said, asserting that any attempts to instrumentalize maritime spaces for political or strategic leverage must be collectively rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead,\u201d the Pakistani envoy said, \u201cwe must reaffirm our commitment to multilateralism, equity, and cooperation as the foundation for a secure and sustainable maritime future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/arynews.tv\/pakistan-draws-unscs-attention-to-indias-aggressive-naval-buildup\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pakistan brought into sharp focus of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) India\u2019s \u201caggressive naval expansion and efforts seeking to assert dominance over critical waterways\u201d, as the 15-member body discussed \u201cStrengthening Maritime Security.\u201d \u201cWe categorically reject any attempt in our region to dominate maritime spaces, undermine established legal frameworks, or marginalize the legitimate interests of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[18892,39,18611,18897,18893,18894,36,18895,3274,18896,2341,1007,60],"class_list":["post-19570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-indian-violations-of-un-charters","tag-india","tag-indian-agressions","tag-indian-navys-build-up","tag-indian-violations-of-geneva-convention","tag-indian-violattions-of-human-rights","tag-pakistan","tag-pakistan-draws-unscs-attention-to-indias-aggressive-naval-buildup","tag-pakistan-navy","tag-regiinal-peace","tag-stability","tag-unsc","tag-geopolitics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19570"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19572,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19570\/revisions\/19572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}