Meet Kshitij Tyagi, Indian Diplomat Who Called Pakistan a 'Failed State' at UN

New Delhi: Man who called Pakistan a “failed state” is making headlines and creating buzz around with people googling him searching more about is none other than Kshitij Tyagi an IFS officer. 

An Indian Diplomat

Kshitij Tyagi, an Indian diplomat, called Pakistan a "failed state" that survives on "international handouts." Tyagi, who serves as a counsellor at India's Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, delivered a powerful speech that drew attention to Pakistan's human rights abuses and its alleged support for terrorism.

Tyagi's speech came in response to Pakistan raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the UNHRC. He criticised Pakistan's leaders and delegates for spreading falsehoods handed down by its military-terrorist complex. "It is regrettable to see Pakistan's so-called leaders and delegates continuing to dutifully spread falsehoods handed down by its military terrorist complex," Tyagi stated.

Kshijit Tyagi's Fiery Speech at Human Rights Council in Geneva

IFS Officer

Kshitij Tyagi is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer from the 2012 batch. He holds a Master of Technology in Thermal Energy and Environmental Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. Before joining the Indian Foreign Service, Tyagi worked as a scientist at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and as a business analyst at a real estate company.

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Firey Speech at Geneva

In his speech, Tyagi reaffirmed that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. He highlighted the unprecedented political, social, and economic progress in J&K in recent years as a testament to the people's trust in the government's commitment to bring normalcy to a region scarred by decades of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.

Tyagi also accused Pakistan of making a mockery of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) by using it as a mouthpiece. He urged Pakistan to focus on providing actual governance and justice to its own people instead of its unhealthy obsession with India.