New York, June 24 -- India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, criticised Pakistan for "politicising" a UN Security Council (UNSC) Arria-formula meeting, asserting that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir "has always been, is and will remain" a matter strictly internal to India.

Speaking at the Arria-formula meeting on "Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and Maintenance of International Peace and Security" on Tuesday (local time), Parvathaneni objected to remarks made by Pakistan's representative and also the co-chair during the discussion.

He said, "I also refer to the unwarranted remarks made by the representative of Pakistan. It is incredible that a co-Chair expected to be balanc...