Who Is Anupama Singh, IFS Officer Who Gave A Fitting Reply To Pak In UN

Anupama Singh, India's first secretary, stood firm at the 55th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), countering Pakistan's recent allegations regarding Jammu and Kashmir. Exercising India's 'Right to Reply,' Ms Singh claimed that a country with an "abysmal" human rights record, like Pakistan, should not meddle in the internal affairs of other nations.

"With regard to the extensive references to India made by Pakistan, we note that it is deeply unfortunate for the Council's platform to have once again been misused to make patently false allegations against India," Ms Singh stated. "The entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India, and the constitutional measures taken by the Government of India to ensure socio-economic development and good governance in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are matters internal to India. Pakistan has no locus standi to pronounce on matters that are internal to India," she added.

Here are some facts about Anupama Singh:

• Anupama Singh holds a degree in Administration from Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (2014). She pursued the CFA program (2008-2011) with a focus on Corporate Finance, Valuation, and Portfolio Management.

• She earned an MBA in Finance from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. Ms Singh also holds a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology.

• Anupama Singh has been a Diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service for over 9 years. Prior to that, she worked at KPMG for 2 years and 3 months, starting as a Consultant and later becoming a Senior Consultant from 2012 to 2014.

• Anupama Singh has a keen interest in Economics, Science and Technology, as well as Art, Culture, and Literature, as per her X profile.

• In a recent UN Human Rights Council meeting, Anupama Singh accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism globally and stated that India can't afford to focus on a country mired in terrorism, economic troubles, and public dissatisfaction with its government.