France supports India for permanent seat in UNSC: French Defence Minister Florence Parley
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Visiting French Defence Minister Florence Parley has said that her country supports India's bid for securing a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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.
Deeply grateful to global community: PM Modi on India becoming non-permanent member of UNSC
Jun 18, 2020, at 10:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he was "deeply grateful" to the "global community" for supporting India to become the non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
India elected unopposed as non-permanent UNSC member for 8th time
Jun 18, 2020, at 02:38 am
New York/IBNS: On expected lines, India was elected unopposed as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for a term of two years. It won 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly.
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.
Portugal supports India's claim for permanent seat in UNSC
Feb 15, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Panaji/UNI: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Saturday said that his country fully supported India's claim for a permanent membership of the United Nation's Security Council (UNSC).
Refrain from 'misusing UNSC': India's advice to Pakistan after UNSC refuses to discuss Kashmir
Jan 16, 2020, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India today took a dig at Pakistan over its failure to gather any support over Kashmir through its all-weather friend China at the United Nations Security Council and advised Pakistan to "refrain from misusing" the platform to avoid "future embarrassments".
Second UNSC meet on Kashmir tonight after China push
Jan 16, 2020, at 12:14 am
New York/ IBNS: The United Nations Security Council(UNSC) will hold the second closed-door meeting on Kashmir in New York tonight, media reported
Angela Merkel visits: India, Germany back each other for permanent berths in reformed UNSC
Nov 01, 2019, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) Asserting that bringing urgent reforms in the UN Security Council is central to safeguarding and strengthening the multilateral rules-based order, India and Germany on Friday reiterated their full support to each other’s candidatures for a permanent seat in a reformed and expanded UNSC.
After PM Modi's speech at UNGA, his office tweets about selfie requests
Sep 27, 2019, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): Narendra Modi's Office on Friday tweeted a photograph after his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he could be seen surrounded by people with selfie requests.
World must unite to fight terrorism: Narendra Modi at United Nations General Assembly
Sep 27, 2019, at 08:21 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Addressing the 74th session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a strong pitch for the world to unite against terrorism while mentioning that India has given "Buddha (Gautam Budhha, who is symbolic for peace) not Yudh (war) to the world."
Resolve Kashmir issue in accordance with UN Charter, bilateral agreements, says Chinese envoy
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:28 am
United Nations, Aug 17 (UNI) China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zhang Jim on Friday stressed that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir should be settled peacefully in compliance with the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and existing agreements between India and Pakistan.
US President Donald Trump urges Pakistan to ease tensions with India: White House
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:24 am
Washington, Aug 17 (IBNS/UNI) Amid tension between the neighbouring nations over the issue of Kahsmir, US President Donald Trump has spoken with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over the telephone and discuss the importance of easing tensions with India, White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley said late on Friday.
Article 370 is India's internal matter, stop terror to start talks: India after UNSC meeting
Aug 17, 2019, at 12:58 am
New York: India on Friday said there was an effort to masquerade national statements by two countries [read Pakistan and China] as the will of international community in respect to the removal of Article 370 in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, but the national position of India remains that the move in Kashmir is an internal issue with no external ramifications.
UNSC likely to hold closed-door talks on Kashmir today
Aug 16, 2019, at 09:20 am
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) might discuss the Kashmir issue on Friday, days after the Indian government made certain changes in the state, media reports said.
Pakistan asks UNSC to summon a session to discuss Kashmir issue
Aug 14, 2019, at 09:17 am
Islamabad, Aug 14 (IBNS): Pakistan has asked the United Nations Security Council to summon a session to discuss the recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir.
Aug 12, 2019, at 05:11 pm
A prominent US expert on South Asia and counter-terrorism, who had earlier at an event silenced a Pakistani Fulbright scholar when he questioned certain issues mentioned in her book on Kashmir vis-a-vis the role of UN, backed the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and said Pakistan never demilitarised from the region, which was needed as a condition set by the UN Security Council resolution, for the plebiscite to occur in Indian Kashmir.
India targets Dawood and D-Company at UNSC
Jul 10, 2019, at 06:01 pm
United Nations, Jul 10 (UNI) India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, has said that the country has seen the mutation of Dawood Ibrahim’s criminal syndicate into a terrorist network known as the D-Company.
India should make renewed efforts for UNSC membership: Vice President Naidu
May 28, 2019, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for renewed efforts by India to gain permanent membership of the UN Security Council.
Seems Rahul Gandhi happy over China's move at UNSC: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Mar 14, 2019, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomacy with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the Congress president seems to be happy at China's move to block the proposal of designating Pakistan-based militant organisation chief Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Masood Azhar as a global terrorist at the UN Security Council (UNSC).
US, UK, France submit proposal at UNSC to designate Masood Azhar as global terrorist
Feb 28, 2019, at 10:50 am
New York, Feb 28 (IBNS): Amid the high tension between India and Pakistan and an ongoing diplomatic war, the United States, the United Kingdom and France have submitted a fresh proposal at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to designate Pakistan-based militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, media reports said.
Pakistan decides to reinstate ban on two terror organisations
Feb 22, 2019, at 01:43 pm
Islamabad, Feb 22 (UNI/IBNS) : The Pakistani government decided to reinstate a ban on two terror organisations already been placed in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions committee's consolidated list, after a suicide attack in Pulwama-which claimed lives of more than 40 CRPF Jawans, an official statement on Friday said.
Stage set for key FATF deliberations on Pak's actions on terror funding
Feb 22, 2019, at 11:18 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Stage is set for the last session of the week-long meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris on Friday and thus all eyes will be on the decision of the plenary as India has made a strong case against Pakistan for its non-compliance in curbing terror funding.
UNSC statement on Pulwama mounts further pressure on Pakistan, says India
Feb 22, 2019, at 10:26 am
New Delhi/United Nations, Feb 22 (UNI) India on Friday welcomed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) statement on Pulwama terror attack and said that Pakistan has come "under international pressure to act against terrorists and terror groups" operating in that country.
France to move UNSC to blacklist Jaish chief Masood
Feb 20, 2019, at 01:19 pm
Paris, Feb 20 (UNI/IBNS) France has decided to move a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for listing Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”. This is the second time that France will take the lead in getting Azhar listed after a similar attempt along with the US and the UK in 2017 was blocked by China.
China set to block US' ban proposal on Masood Azhar
Oct 30, 2017, at 03:54 pm
Beijing/Washington, Oct 30 (IBNS): China is set to block the United States' proposal of ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, thereby exacerbating the already delicate Indo-China tie.