Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today said that Pakistan has undermined the spirit of Indus Waters Treaty through sustained hostility and cross-border terrorism. Mr Mandaviya stressed that the neighbouring country has also repeatedly misused the Treaty mechanisms to obstruct India’s legitimate projects. 

 

 

Delivering India’s National Statement at the Plenary Session of Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Mr Mandaviya took strong objection to certain unjustified references made by President of Pakistan yesterday on India in its remarks. He termed this an abuse of an international forum to distract the world from focusing on social development by peddling disinformation against India.

 

 

The Minister also said that Pakistan has no locus standi to comment on country’s internal affairs, particularly when it indulges in acts of cross-border terrorism against Indian citizens. He said Pakistan should introspect and address its own serious challenges related to development which has made it dependent on hand-outs by international community. 

 

 

Dr Mandaviya highlighted country’s transformative progress in poverty alleviation and social security advancement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership at Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha. He said social progress is achievable when people remain at the core of policy, and development becomes a shared endeavour.

 

 

He underlined Prime Minister Modi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas’. He added that India’s development trajectory offers an emulative development model for the Global South.