NEW DELHI, 27 September 2021, (TON): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his speech at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Saturday to highlight his concerns about Pakistan and China, although he did not name either.

He said “we need to ensure that no country tries to take advantage of the delicate situation in Afghanistan and use it for its own selfish interests. Without naming the country he was worried about. But both Indian and US media reported his statement as an apparent reference to Pakistan.”

Hundreds of Kashmiris and Sikhs protested outside the UN headquarters in New York as Mr Modi spoke inside the building.

Mr Modi, who was in Washington for meetings with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, travelled to New York to address the UNGA, instead of doing it electronically like some other world leaders.

Hundreds of Kashmiris and Sikhs protest outside UN headquarters in New York as Indian PM speaks inside building.

The Indian leader then underlined the need to protect oceans from “the race for expansion and exclusion” and again he did not say which country was expanding its influence over the oceans.