In a strong rebuttal to Pakistan after it raised at the UN the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani and Kashmir, India on Wednesday described it as "a country that covets the territory of others and uses terrorism as state policy towards that misguided end.

"India's ambassador to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin was reacting to the comments made by Pakistan's envoy Maleeha Lodhi on Kashmir and Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani's killing during a debate on human rights at the 193-member UN General Assembly yesterday.

"Regrettably, earlier today we have seen an attempt at misuse of this UN platform. The attempt came from Pakistan, a country that covets the territory of others, a country that uses terrorism as state policy towards that misguided end, a country that extols the virtues of terrorists and that provides sanctuary to UN-designated terrorists, and a country that masquerades its efforts as support for human rights and self-determination," Akbaruddin said.