She claimed that the General Assembly rarely witnesses such "misuse", or "abuse" as she called it, of an opportunity to reflect. "Words matter in diplomacy," she said, adding that using words such as "pogrom", "bloodbath", "racial superiority", "pick up the gun" and "fight to the end" reflect a medieval mindset and not a 21st century vision.
"Mr Khan's threat of unleashing nuclear devastation qualifies as brinkmanship not statesmanship," the Indian representative remarked. "Prime Minister Khan's justification of terrorism was brazen and incendiary," she said, claiming that the premier comes from a country that has "monopolized the entire value chain of the industry of terrorism". "For someone who was once a cricketer, and believed in the gentleman's game, today's speech bordered on crudeness of a variety reminiscent of the guns of Dara Adamkhel," she stated.