India expresses disappointment over Guterres mentioning it in report on children and armed conflict

India has strongly expressed its disappointment over UN chief Antonio Guterres, in his recent report, including situations in India that are neither armed conflicts nor a threat to international security, saying such attempt to expand mandate in a selective manner to certain situations only politicises the agenda.

In the 'Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict', which was released on Tuesday, Guterres said children continued to be affected by incidents of violence between armed groups and the Government, "particularly in Jammu and Kashmir and in the context of the Naxalite insurgency."