While there seems to be some support for former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s candidature as an MP nominee in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the road to the ticket isn’t simple.
Though India has declared itself a nuclear weapon state, it believes that global peace and stability can be achieved only by eliminating these weapons of mass destruction, writes Jay Desai.
Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the PM spoke about of the issue of getting access for Indian professionals to the United States, and in that context, he mentioned H-1B visas.
Concern was expressed on Pakistan's role in Afghanistan, and over terrorism during the bilateral meeting between PM Modi & President Biden, Shringla said.
During a month-long UNSC presidency that ends Tuesday, India successfully steered the discussions on peace & security issues on agenda including Afghanistan, Syria & Myanmar.
In the 15-nation Council, under India's presidency for the month of August, 13 member states voted in favour of the resolution while China and Russia abstained.
Foreign Secretary Shringla arrived in US Wednesday and will participate in events in UNSC. He will also meet UN Secretary-General Guterres & address the Council briefing on Libya.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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