New York, July 22 -- India on Wednesday (US local time) slammed Pakistan for deploying cross-border terrorism as a "tool of state policy" and reiterated that Kashmir will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.

The remarks were made by India's Permanent Representative to the United States, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, at the High-Level Open Debate of the UN Security Council on Natural Resources Governance: the Foundation of Peace, Security and Prosperity.

He slammed Pakistan for "misusing" a high-level debate to "peddle its false narrative".

"It was not our intention to bring other issues in this forum, but my delegation is compelled to respond to Pakistan, as it has chosen to misuse today's discussion to peddle its...