India, March 18 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday appeared to West's double standards on the Kashmir issue, stating that what was originally an "invasion" had been reframed as a dispute. Jaishankar also emphasised the need for a "strong and fair" United Nations.

Jaishankar said when the West goes out into other countries, "it's in pursuance of democratic freedoms" and "when other countries come into the West, it seems to have a very malign intention."

Speaking at a session of Raisina Dialogue 2025, Jaishankar criticised the United Nations for turning the Kashmir invasion into a dispute, equating the attacker and the victim.

After World War II, the longest-standing illegal presence and occupation of a territory by ano...