Slamming Pakistan, India said the country continues to foment a "culture of violence" at home and across its borders and accused the nation of using the platform of the United Nations to spew hate.

India's strong response came after Islamabad's envoy to the UN Munir Akram raked up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and spoke about the late Syed Ali Shah Geelani in his remarks in the General Assembly hall that focused almost entirely on India and not on the forum's theme.