India, July 23 -- India condemned Pakistan's sponsorship of cross-border terrorism at the United Nations (UN) on Tuesday during a high-level open debate chaired by Islamabad.

"I am also constrained to respond to the remarks made by the representative of Pakistan. The Indian subcontinent offers a stark contrast in terms of progress, prosperity and development models. On the one hand, there is India, which is a mature democracy, a surging economy and a pluralistic and inclusive society. At the other extreme is Pakistan, steeped in fanaticism and terrorism, and a serial borrower from the IMF," ambassador P. Harish, India's permanent representative to the United Nations, said.

The debate was one of two signature events planned by Pakistan a...