India can't change fanatic mindset of Pakistan, says Jaishankar in LS

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, speaking in Lok Sabha on Friday, highlighted incidents involving attack on minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The minister said New Delhi is tracking "very closely" the treatment of minorities in Pakistan and making its position "well known", but the country cannot change the "fanatical and bigoted mindset" of a neighbour. Replying to a supplementary query during the Question Hour, Jaishankar pointed to 10 incidents involving attacks on Hindus in Pakistan in February.Dr Jaishankar said that the Indian representative at the UN Human Rights Council had recently pointed out that Pakistan is a country where human rights abuses, persecution of minorities and systematic erosion of democratic values are state policies. He said the Indian ambassador in the UN General Assembly had also recently underlined the fanatical mindset of Pakistan.

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Replying to another question, the External Affairs Minister said New Delhi also tracks the well-being of the minorities in Bangladesh. He added that in 2024, there were two thousand 400 incidents relating to attacks on minorities and 72 such incidents in 2025. He said he has taken it up with his Bangladesh counterpart, and this continues to be a matter of concern for the government.