UN force should be deployed, PM Modi must intervene: Mamata Banerjee on Bangladesh unrest
Dec 02, 2024, at 07:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should intervene in the ongoing Bangladesh unrest and batted for the deployment of peacekeeping forces of the United Nations in the neighbouring country.
UN is like an old company, not keeping up with the market: Jaishankar
Oct 07, 2024, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called the United Nations "an old company" which has failed to update as per the "market" criticising the diplomatic and political international organisation's way of functioning, media reports said.
Jaishankar warns Pakistan of consequences for cross-border terrorism at UN General Assembly
Sep 29, 2024, at 07:02 am
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered a stern message to Pakistan during his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York. He warned Islamabad that its longstanding policy of promoting terrorism would have inevitable repercussions, stating, "Actions will most certainly have consequences."
Travesty: India on Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's UN speech involving Kashmir
Sep 28, 2024, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has sharply reacted to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) where he referred to the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sep 24, 2024, at 04:12 am
New York/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday reiterated his call for world peace and urged for reforms in top global institutions as he addressed the UN General Assembly.
Ex-Singaporean diplomat says UK should relinquish UN permanent seat to India: Report
Sep 01, 2024, at 05:17 am
New Delhi: Former Singapore diplomat Professor Kishore Mahbubani has called for urgent reforms to the United Nations Security Council, advocating for India's rightful inclusion as a permanent member of the prestigious body, media reports said.
India’s role in the United Nations: A beacon of hope in a troubled world
Jul 24, 2024, at 03:57 pm
The ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza has once again thrown into sharp relief the limitations of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in preventing conflict and protecting civilians.
India does not need lessons from anyone: Jagdeep Dhankar after US, Germany, UN comment on Kejriwal
Mar 30, 2024, at 06:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After remarks from Germany, the United States, and finally the United Nations on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the country does not need lessons from anyone on the rule of law, stressing that India is a unique democracy.
India backs UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestine
Nov 12, 2023, at 05:30 am
India on Saturday voted in support of the United Nations resolution that condemned Israel’s activities of settlement in “the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan”.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi appointed as India's permanent representative to UN
Oct 17, 2023, at 03:12 am
New Delhi: External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has been appointed as India’s new permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva, a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement said on Monday.
'Political convenience cannot be basis for response to terrorism': India at UN amid row with Canada
Sep 27, 2023, at 05:13 am
Amid the Indo-Canadian diplomatic row and continued tension with China, India Tuesday said "political convenience" cannot be the basis for a response to terrorism or extremism, and called on the global community to respect the rules-based order and the UN Charter.
UN will 'accept' India's name change to 'Bharat' if formalities completed
Sep 09, 2023, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The United Nations Friday said it "will change India's name to Bharat in UN records" if New Delhi completes all the formalities for the same, a spokesperson for the global body told NDTV.
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations to visit India today
Jul 03, 2023, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi: The Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed is paying an official visit to India from 3-5 July 2023.
$40 million in cash as humanitarian aid reaches Afghanistan
Feb 10, 2023, at 03:33 am
Kabul: A fresh batch of $40 million in cash as humanitarian aid reached the cash-strapped and war-torn Afghanistan on Wednesday, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, said in a statement on Thursday.
'Frozen' UNSC in danger of becoming more non-functional: India
Feb 09, 2023, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi: Criticising the UN Security Council for being a “frozen 1945 invented mechanism” that is unable to voice the concerns of the wider UN membership, especially the global south, India has called for the world body to become more representative of the developing world and warned of it becoming more non-functional if the move is delayed.
UK supports India's bid to assume permanent seat in UNSC
Jan 24, 2023, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In more power to New Delhi, the United Kingdom has supported India's bid to assume a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, media reports said.
2 BSF personnel part of UN Force killed in DR Congo amid anti-UN protests
Jul 27, 2022, at 05:02 am
New Delhi: Two Border Security Force personnel serving in the UN Peacekeeping force succumbed to fatal injuries sustained in the violent armed protests on Tuesday at Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
India to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023: UN report
Jul 12, 2022, at 06:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday.
'Unsatisfactory but unsurprising': US over India's stand on Russia-Ukraine war
Mar 26, 2022, at 06:16 am
Washington/IBNS: A senior White House official on Friday said India's position at the United Nations over the Ukraine crisis has been "unsatisfactory", reports said.
'Why elevate one religiophobia to the exclusion of others?' India at the UN
Mar 17, 2022, at 01:25 am
United Nations/New Delhi/UNI: India has pointed out that while it condemns antisemitism, Christianophobia and Islamophobia, there is clear evidence of the growth of religiophobia affecting followers of non-Abrahamic religions as well, especially anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias.
At the UN, India pushes for 'quiet and constructive diplomacy' to resolve Ukraine issue
Feb 18, 2022, at 04:57 pm
India on Thursday pushed for a "quiet and constructive diplomacy" on the Ukraine issue and urged that any steps that increase tension need to be avoided by all sides in the larger interest of international peace and security.
India, US joint exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' begins in Alaska
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/ Alaska/UNI: The 17th Edition of Indo–US joint training exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' has started at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (US), a Defence Ministry statement said.
Discrimination used as an excuse to take up terrorism: India's UN Envoy
Sep 24, 2021, at 03:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Ambassador T S Tirumurti has called on the UN bodies to reject every justification whether "discrimination, racial or otherwise" being used as an excuse for terrorism.
Drawdown of peacekeeping operations should not be driven by austerity: India at UN
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:06 pm
New York/UNI: India has said the drawdown of UN peacekeeping operations should not be driven by the "temptations of austerity" as the costs would be higher if the country were to relapse into the situation that had necessitated the UN intervention.
India assumes presidency of UNSC for month of Aug
Aug 01, 2021, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India assumed the rotating Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August.
As a responsible democracy, India does not practice disinformation: MEA on EU DisinfoLab report
Dec 12, 2020, at 06:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As a responsible democracy, India does not practice disinformation campaigns, the External Affairs Ministry said Friday dismissing a report by Brussels based EU DisinfoLab that claimed 10 UN accredited defunct NGOs were revived to serve Indian interests and discredit Pakistan at the EU and the UN Human Rights Council.
'Framing of laws a sovereign prerogative': India's reply on FCRA
Oct 21, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Tuesday issued a firm response to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachellete's remarks questioning India's new FCRA regulations.
Sep 27, 2020, at 02:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an introspection of the United Nations, raising questions over its relevance on a number of factors in a 22-minute long speech at the virtual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday.
UNSC thwarts Pakistan's move to get 2 Indians designated as terrorists
Sep 03, 2020, at 10:28 pm
New York/ IBNS: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has foiled an attempt by Pakistan to politicize 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, T S Trimurti has said.
India all set to become non-permanent UNSC member for 8th time
Jun 18, 2020, at 12:06 am
New York/UNI/IBNS As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will elect five new non-permanent members to the council on Wednesday, chances of India grabbing a seat from the Asia-Pacific category for the 2021-22 term is almost certain.