There is no real contradiction between India’s anti-Israel vote at the UN and its strong, public support for Israel. Both are simply different sides to the same, evolving story.
On 4-day Nepal visit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered condolences to families of 10 Nepali students killed in the war & called for 'immediate & unconditional release' of hostages.
Congress general secretary (organisation) says it was India's 'moral duty' to support ceasefire. Party leader Priyanka Gandhi had earlier said decision went against what 'India stands for'.
'If you do not stop it for all those who have been killed, stop it for all those who can be saved', Riyad Mansour, added during his address at the UNSC.
In a post on X, UN cites Geneva Convention, saying it ‘protects civilians in conflict and helps ensure assistance reaches those in need, without discrimination’.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says both objectives are 'valid in themselves', adds they shouldn't become 'bargaining chips' & must be implemented because it's the right thing to do.
Two-state solution envisions existence of 2 countries — Israel and Palestine — in areas that once constituted British Mandate of Palestine. First proposed by UN resolution in 1947.
UN secretary-general António Guterres also raises concerns about healthcare & damage to infrastructure in Gaza, flags immediate need for humanitarian access throughout region.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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