00:00It's not just undermining security, but threatening progress and retarding development.
00:06In a globalized world, the effects of war are felt worldwide.
00:15Countries far from conflicts are being penalized for no fault of theirs.
00:22Those most impacted often have the least say.
00:26This assembly must face up through the true state of affairs.
00:34This year, we are witnessing a conflict in the Gulf, one that is exacerbating an already difficult situation.
00:43We remain deeply concerned over continuing hostilities.
00:48The targeting of commercial shipping and seafarers, transiting international waterways, is simply unacceptable.
00:57India calls upon all parties to exercise restraint, de-escalate tensions, ensure protection of civilians, and uninterrupted flow of energy
01:10and commerce.
01:11Mr. President, the conflict in Ukraine, now in its fifth year, is equally concerning.
01:20As Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, endless war must give way now to an end to war.
01:29India supports ongoing initiatives to bring peace.
01:33Even as this is underway, there is an urgent need to address the security of seafarers and supply of food,
01:43grains, and energy.
01:45India is prepared to do everything possible to ameliorate this situation, especially with regard to food and energy security.
01:59Tensions and violence also regrettably continue in West Asia or the Middle East.
02:06We strongly believe that a durable and lasting peace requires a two-state solution.
02:14In the meanwhile, India is contributing to humanitarian assistance and relief efforts for the Palestinian people.
02:23Mr. President, let us recognize that peace is not just the absence of war.
02:32If the world is subjected to continuous threats and pressures, then we are really living on the edge of an
02:39abyss.
02:40All it takes is one more step to push us over.
02:45Therefore, it is imperative to strengthen stability, security, and predictability.
02:54These are crucial elements of the enabling environment for peace.
02:59If any of them are undermined, peace will inevitably be weakened.
03:07After eight decades of the UN, this should have become a second nature.
03:13Instead, what we are actually seeing is a weaponization of everything.
03:20A mindset of extreme competition has set in, undermining institutions and establishing choke points.
03:29It extends from the world of finance to constricting market access, disrupting supply chains, and withholding technology.
03:39Resources and connectivity have become particularly subject to leverage.
03:46As a result, nations are now more focused on de-risking and diversifying.
03:53Now, while this may secure their interest to varying degrees,
03:57the overall atmosphere is no longer that of trust or goodwill.
04:03Mr. President, the predicament of the global south is particularly acute.
04:10It faces a 4F crisis of the security of food, fuel, fertilizer, and finance.
04:20The combined impact of a super El Nino compounding fertilizer shortages
04:27and now impediments to grain movements, all these are cause for alarm.
04:34Moreover, SDG progress is under increasing pressure.
04:39The global south's right to industrialize is also undermined by non-market practices and market denial.
04:47The march of technology that was meant to instill hope has now become a source of anxiety.
04:56Misuse of AI is sharpening bias and diluting mutual respect.
05:03These directions bode ill for the aims and objectives of the United Nations.
05:11A persistent threat to peace has been the scourge of terrorism.
05:17That this could be state-sponsored with cross-border purpose makes it a direct affront to the global order.
05:27Governments indulging in such practices must be held accountable.
05:33There must be no dilution in our zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism.
05:38Its financial aspects, in particular, should be exposed and should be countered.
05:46Mr. President, yesterday, a serial practitioner of terrorism misrepresented facts before this assembly.
05:57Arguments were invoked to normalize terrorism and claim immunity from its consequences.
06:04That will not stand.
06:06Our right to defend ourselves against terrorism will be exercised.
06:12Mr. President, friendship and goodwill cannot coexist with terrorism.
06:19An understanding premised on that will naturally be called into question.
06:25It is for the perpetrator of terrorism to mend its ways.
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