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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicT S Tirumurti

Topic: T S Tirumurti

What UN General Assembly’s adoption of multilingualism resolution means for Hindi, Bangla, Urdu

India-sponsored resolution promoted use of both official & non-official languages — such as Bangla, Hindi, Urdu, Portuguese, Kiswahili, & Persian — by UN’s Department of Global Communications.

‘We know what to do,’ India’s sharp response to Dutch envoy over Ukraine stance

India has abstained from several resolutions adopted in the United Nations over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Humanitarian action in Ukraine should be guided by principles & not politicised: India at UNSC

Tirumurti, India’s permanent representative to the UN, made the comments while reiterating the country's calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.

India abstains on UNSC resolution that deplores Russian aggression in Ukraine

T S Tirumurti, India's Permanent Representative at UN, stressed on dialogue as the 'only answer' to settling disputes. China and UAE too abstained from the US-sponsored resolution.

Professor Bimal Patel elected to UN’s International Law Commission for 5-yr term

Patel garnered 163 votes in the UN General Assembly out of 192 members present and voting, topping the Asia-Pacific group that included candidates from China, South Korea and Japan.

Will ramp up production capacity as new Indian vaccines come on stream: Tirumurti at UN

Indian envoy T.S. Tirumurti noted that India has provided medical-related assistance and subsequently, vaccines to numerous countries all over the world.

Can’t have terrorist camps again in Afghanistan, will directly impact India, says Tirumurti

While speaking at the UN headquarters Monday, envoy Tirumurti said violence is increasing in Afghanistan and noted that the situation is of deep concern to all members of the UNSC.

Pakistan should take credible, verifiable action against terrorism, envoy Tirumurti says

TS Tirumurti, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, said the onus is on Pakistan to create a conducive atmosphere that is free of terror, hostility and violence.

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.