UNITED NATIONS: Five new countries – India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland and Kenya – formally joined the UN Security Council on Monday at a time of growing polarization in the body charged with maintaining world peace and security. They participated in a first meeting aimed at approving an agenda proposed by …
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UNITED NATIONS: India’s flag will be installed in the surveillance of the United Nations Security Council on Monday when the country begins its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the powerful UN body. The flags of the five new incoming non-permanent members will be installed on the stakeout during …
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UNITED NATIONS: India, which has been at the forefront of years’ efforts to reform the UN Security Council, will begin his two-year term as a non-permanent member of the powerful body of the world body on Friday. India will sit in the 15 nations United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for …
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Germany’s envoy to the UN called on China to release two detained Canadians for Christmas. NY: Germany’s envoy to the UN, during his last scheduled UN Security Council meeting, called on China to release two detained Canadians for Christmas, prompting China’s deputy envoy to the UN to respond: “From the …
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India on Monday informed envoys from a select group of countries, including the United States and Russia, of the Pakistani origins of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists who attempted to carry out an attack in Jammu and Kashmir last week. The group of envoys, which also included the heads of mission …
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India in the UN General Assembly said that the Security Council has become a “damaged body”. New York: A handful of countries are using the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) as a “smokescreen” and to halt progress on Security Council reform, which has “deteriorated,” India said, stating that it is time for …
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In the context of the India-China border standoff, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that New Delhi remains committed to a rules-based world order, respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Jaishankar made the remarks in his opening speech at the second ministerial meeting …
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By: | Updated: September 29, 2020 7:33:32 pm Clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the Caucasus escalated on Monday, with new casualties reported in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. (Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan / dpa / picture-alliance) Clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the Caucasus escalated on Monday, …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed frustration at the pace of United Nations reform and its response to challenges such as terrorism and the Covid-19 pandemic, and questioned how long India would be kept away from a seat in the high table of the world body. In a pre-recorded …
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PM Modi addressed the 75th UN General Assembly via video link Saturday night New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch on Saturday night for a more prominent role in the UN Security Council, the world’s highest decision-making forum, for India, asking “How long do we have to …
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