India's ambassador to the
United Nations on Friday slammed international interference over Kashmir, after the Security Council held its first formal meeting on the disputed region in almost 50 years.
The discussions, which were requested by
Pakistan and
China and took place behind closed doors, follow New Delhi's decision to strip its portion of the Muslim-majority territory of its autonomy earlier this month.
It is extremely rare for the Security Council to discuss Kashmir, which has been divided between
India and Pakistan since independence from
Britain in 1947.