On Thursday, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, warned of what he described as a “disturbing trend” in international affairs. While his remarks were prompted by India’s decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in what New Delhi has termed “abeyance”, their relevance extended beyond a single dispute. Almost simultaneously, Pakistan […]
Unilateralism
Law, Not Unilateralism
Recent observations by the United Nations on India’s actions following the April 22 Pahalgam incident reinforce long-standing concerns about the erosion of international legal norms in South Asia. While the rapporteurs do not function as judicial bodies, their assessments carry authoritative weight in interpreting states’ obligations under international law and human-rights conventions. Their findings place […]