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<p>India gave a spirited reply to Pakistan&nbsp;PM Imran Khan's rant on Kashmir at the UN General Assembly spearheaded by young diplomat Sneha Dubey.</p>

<p>Sneha Dubey who belongs to the 2012 batch of the IFS slammed&nbsp;PM <strong>Imran Khan's</strong> comments at the UNGA during India's Right of Reply as she stole everyone's heart on social media.</p>

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<p>Dubey completed her education from Fergusson College in Pune and did her MPhil &amp; MA in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She did her schooling in Margao.</p>

<p>After she was selected in the IFS, Dubey was posted to the <strong>ministry of external affairs</strong> in New Delhi. She was Under Secretary Latin America and the Caribbean in the MEA from December 2013 to August 2014.</p>

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<p>She was later sent to the Indian embassy in<strong> Madrid</strong>, Spain in 2014 where she was appointed as the third secretary in the embassy. Her mother is a school teacher and her father works in a multinational company.</p>

<p>In her fiery speech, Dubey said Prime Minister Imran Khan's rant on Kashmir was "one more attempt" by <strong>Pakistan</strong> to "spew falsehoods on the world stage".</p>

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<p>"While such statements deserve our collective contempt and sympathy for the mindset of the person who utters falsehood repeatedly, I am taking the floor to set the record straight," Dubey said as she took on Pakistan's<strong> Kashmir</strong> agenda at the UNGA.</p>

<p>Her sharp reply to PM Imran Khan impressed people on Twitter as people applauded her speech.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wow! Just Bang on. She had nailed it and made the nation proud. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SnehaDubey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SnehaDubey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNGA</a> <a href="https://t.co/MOYANrk7Cz">https://t.co/MOYANrk7Cz</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Befitting reply to Imran Khan by India's first secretary <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SnehaDubey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SnehaDubey</a> at UN. <a href="https://t.co/OxeawIQIgt">pic.twitter.com/OxeawIQIgt</a></p>
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<p>Dubey asserted that Pakistan PM Imran Khan had "misused" platforms provided by the UN to "propagate false and malicious propaganda against my country".</p>

<p>She said <strong>terrorists</strong> enjoyed a "free pass" in Pakistan while bringing up the plight of the minorities. Dubey said the lives of minority communities in Pakistan was "turned upside down".</p>

<p>India's young diplomat frankly put forth her views declaring that the Union Territories of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh "were, are and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. This includes the areas that are under the illegal occupation of Pakistan. We call upon Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation."</p>

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India gave a spirited reply to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's rant on Kashmir at the UN General Assembly spearheaded by young diplomat Sneha Dubey. Sneha Dubey who belongs to the 2012 batch of the IFS slammed PM Imran Khan's comments at the UNGA during India's Right of Reply as she stole everyone's heart on social media.

India gave a spirited reply to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's rant on Kashmir at the UN General Assembly spearheaded by young diplomat Sneha Dubey. Sneha Dubey who belongs to the 2012 batch of the IFS slammed PM Imran Khan's comments at the UNGA during India's Right of Reply as she stole everyone's heart on social media. Also Read: Decoding Taliban apologist Imran Khan's speech at UNGA Dubey completed her education from Fergusson College in Pune and did her MPhil & MA in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She did her schooling in Margao. After she was selected in the IFS, Dubey was posted to the ministry of external affairs in New Delhi. She was Under Secretary Latin America and the Caribbean in the MEA from December 2013 to August 2014. Also Read: PM Modi vs Pak PM Imran Khan: How UNGA speeches of Indian and Pak prime ministers differ She was later sent to the Indian embassy in Madrid, Spain in 2014 where she was appointed as the third secretary in the embassy. Her mother is a school teacher and her father works in a multinational company. In her fiery speech, Dubey said Prime Minister Imran Khan's rant on Kashmir was "one more attempt" by Pakistan to "spew falsehoods on the world stage". Also Read: Taliban can be partners in peace for US, Pak, says PM Imran "While such statements deserve our collective contempt and sympathy for the mindset of the person who utters falsehood repeatedly, I am taking the floor to set the record straight," Dubey said as she took on Pakistan's Kashmir agenda at the UNGA. Her sharp reply to PM Imran Khan impressed people on Twitter as people applauded her speech. Wow! Just Bang on. She had nailed it and made the nation proud. #SnehaDubey #UNGA https://t.co/MOYANrk7Cz — Raj Nandi (@smartraj09) September 25, 2021 × Befitting reply to Imran Khan by India's first secretary #SnehaDubey at UN. pic.twitter.com/OxeawIQIgt — Ashok Kumar Khanna (@AshokKu55696605) September 25, 2021 × The Roar at #UNGA#SnehaDubey pic.twitter.com/ptqUdXcHYm — Nostalgic Videos (@VideosNostalgic) September 25, 2021 × Dubey asserted that Pakistan PM Imran Khan had "misused" platforms provided by the UN to "propagate false and malicious propaganda against my country". She said terrorists enjoyed a "free pass" in Pakistan while bringing up the plight of the minorities. Dubey said the lives of minority communities in Pakistan was "turned upside down". India's young diplomat frankly put forth her views declaring that the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh "were, are and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. This includes the areas that are under the illegal occupation of Pakistan. We call upon Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation." (With inputs from Agencies)

Meet India's IFS officer Sneha Dubey who slammed Pak PM Imran Khan's Kashmir rant at  UN General Assembly

<p>India's diplomat Sneha Dubey is not the first to slam Pakistan at the UNGA, the country has been fielding young women diplomats&nbsp;to blunt&nbsp;Pakistan's Kashmir agenda for the past few years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In 2016, India's then first secretary at the Indian mission in the UN,<strong> Eenam Gambhir</strong> delivered her Right of Reply to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the UN General Assembly(UNGA).&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In fact, after Sneha's Dubey's speech, Twitter exploded with pictures of speeches made earlier by Gambhir and another young diplomat Vidisha Maitra.</p>

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Vidisha Maitra in 2019...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SnehaDubey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SnehaDubey</a> in 2021... <a href="https://t.co/t4DHxAcqON">pic.twitter.com/t4DHxAcqON</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Eenam Gambhir, Vidisha Maitra, Sneha Dubey. !!! Indian diplomats at UN .Quite a handful for porkistan . !!!Interestingly the lionesses are in sarees too:) <a href="https://t.co/xCgknFVTRx">pic.twitter.com/xCgknFVTRx</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/meet-indias-ifs-officer-sneha-dubey-who-slammed-pak-pm-imran-khans-kashmir-rant-at-un-general-assembly-416052">Also Read:&nbsp;Meet India's IFS officer Sneha Dubey who slammed Pak PM Imran Khan</a></p>

<p>Gambhir openly attacked Pakistan while asserting that the "land of Taxila" was now hosting the "Ivy League of terrorism" while saying that the country attracts terror "aspirants and apprentices" &nbsp;from across the world.</p>

<p>India's diplomat also delivered the<strong> Right of Reply</strong> after Pakistan's former UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi responded to late external affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's address.</p>

<p>Gambhir kept up the tempo as she took on former Pak PM <strong>Shahid Khaqan Abbasi</strong> in 2017 pointing out that the country was "synonymous with terror" while raising the issue of Pakistan hosting terrorist Hafiz Mohammed Saeed.</p>

<p>Two years ago, another young woman diplomat <strong>Vidisha Maitra</strong> attacked PM Imran Khan during India's Right of Reply at the UN General Assembly while addressing the Pakistan prime minister as "Imran Khan Niazi".</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/narendra-modi-vs-imran-khan-looking-at-how-unga-speeches-of-indian-and-pak-prime-ministers-differ-415965">Also Read: PM&nbsp;Modi vs Imran Khan: Look&nbsp;at how UNGA speeches of Indian and Pak prime ministers differ</a></p>

<p>In a wide-ranging and powerful speech, Maitra reminded the delegates about Pakistan's genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 and the role played by Lt. General Niazi.</p>

<p>Pakistan PM Imran Khan who has repeatedly used the UN floor to raise the Kashmir issue had attacked India while whipping up nuclear war hysteria.</p>

<p>Maitra said the Pakistan prime minister had "monopolised the entire value chain of the industry of <strong>terrorism</strong>" as her remarks reverberated across the UN.</p>

<p>"For someone who was once a cricketer and believed in the gentleman’s game, today’s speech bordered on the crudeness of the variety that is reminiscent of the guns of Darra Adam Khel," the Indian diplomat said.</p>

<p>Vidisha Maitra&nbsp;also&nbsp;highlighted Pakistan's record in Financial Action Task Force(FATF) while asserting that the country hosted "130 <strong>UN-designated terrorists </strong>and 25 terrorist entities listed by the UN."</p>

<p>(With inputs from Agencies)</p>


India's diplomat Sneha Dubey is not the first to slam Pakistan at the UNGA, the country has been fielding young women diplomats to blunt Pakistan's Kashmir agenda for the past few years.

India's diplomat Sneha Dubey is not the first to slam Pakistan at the UNGA, the country has been fielding young women diplomats to blunt Pakistan's Kashmir agenda for the past few years. In 2016, India's then first secretary at the Indian mission in the UN, Eenam Gambhir delivered her Right of Reply to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the UN General Assembly(UNGA). Also Read: Decoding Taliban apologist Imran Khan's speech at UNGA In fact, after Sneha's Dubey's speech, Twitter exploded with pictures of speeches made earlier by Gambhir and another young diplomat Vidisha Maitra. Eenam Gambhir, Vidisha Maitra, Sneha Dubey. That's it, that's the tweet 🙌 pic.twitter.com/PtOmrkUW3B — Pradhumn: CSKian 💛 (@pradhumn_pratap) September 26, 2021 × Indian women gave befitted replies to Pakistan at #UNGA Vidisha Maitra in 2019...#SnehaDubey in 2021... pic.twitter.com/t4DHxAcqON — Confidence is STRENGTH!! (@iamKLVR) September 25, 2021 × Eenam Gambhir, Vidisha Maitra, Sneha Dubey. !!! Indian diplomats at UN .Quite a handful for porkistan . !!!Interestingly the lionesses are in sarees too:) pic.twitter.com/xCgknFVTRx — Sqn Ldr Vinod Kumar (Retd)🇮🇳 (@veekay122002) September 25, 2021 × Also Read: Meet India's IFS officer Sneha Dubey who slammed Pak PM Imran Khan Gambhir openly attacked Pakistan while asserting that the "land of Taxila" was now hosting the "Ivy League of terrorism" while saying that the country attracts terror "aspirants and apprentices" from across the world. India's diplomat also delivered the Right of Reply after Pakistan's former UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi responded to late external affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's address. Gambhir kept up the tempo as she took on former Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in 2017 pointing out that the country was "synonymous with terror" while raising the issue of Pakistan hosting terrorist Hafiz Mohammed Saeed. Two years ago, another young woman diplomat Vidisha Maitra attacked PM Imran Khan during India's Right of Reply at the UN General Assembly while addressing the Pakistan prime minister as "Imran Khan Niazi". Also Read: PM Modi vs Imran Khan: Look at how UNGA speeches of Indian and Pak prime ministers differ In a wide-ranging and powerful speech, Maitra reminded the delegates about Pakistan's genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 and the role played by Lt. General Niazi. Pakistan PM Imran Khan who has repeatedly used the UN floor to raise the Kashmir issue had attacked India while whipping up nuclear war hysteria. Maitra said the Pakistan prime minister had "monopolised the entire value chain of the industry of terrorism" as her remarks reverberated across the UN. "For someone who was once a cricketer and believed in the gentleman’s game, today’s speech bordered on the crudeness of the variety that is reminiscent of the guns of Darra Adam Khel," the Indian diplomat said. Vidisha Maitra also highlighted Pakistan's record in Financial Action Task Force(FATF) while asserting that the country hosted "130 UN-designated terrorists and 25 terrorist entities listed by the UN." (With inputs from Agencies)

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