SRINAGAR, Sept. 29 -- The much-awaited speeches of the prime minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan at the United Nations General Assembly were along predictable lines - albeit this time the contrast in their content was starker. While the PM chose to ignore Pakistan and Kashmir and focussed speech on his government's achievements in India, Khan highlighted the ongoing troubled situation in the state and its dangers to regional and global peace if no steps were taken to address it.

"There will be bloodbath in Kashmir," Khan said.

India, in its response, has slammed Khan's speech, saying it "bordered on crudeness".

Khan also attacked the ideology of the PM Modi and the RSS, building up on the argument he made agai...