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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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Topic: UN General Assembly

After ice-breaking meet with Modi, Erdogan takes mellower tone on Kashmir at UN

Turkish President said he hoped for ‘permanent peace’ in Kashmir. MEA has not issued an official response yet, but govt sources call it 'unwarranted'.

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.

With US or Russia? India-US strategic partnership hit by Delhi’s abstentions in UN over Ukraine

Quad leaders are scheduled to meet virtually Thursday evening after India once again abstained from voting to punish Russia, this time in the UN General Assembly.

Modi’s ‘mother of democracy’ comment sparks debate, but he’s not the first Indian PM to say so

PM Modi made the comment at the UN, but Morarji Desai, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and P.V. Narasimha Rao have all expressed similar thoughts in the past.

Terrorism, ethnic cleansing Pakistan’s ‘crowning glory’ for last 70 years, India says at UN

The strong rebuttal came after Pakistan PM Imran Khan spoke about India’s internal affairs, including Jammu and Kashmir, during his pre-recorded video statement at the UN General Assembly.

Need for reformed multilaterlism, Modi says at UN as India joins Security Council

Speaking at the General Assembly on the occasion of the UN's 75th anniversary, Prime Minister Modi said it faces a crisis of confidence without comprehensive reforms.

Climate crises, global conflicts & Covid fallout — World’s problems get worse as UN turns 75

The UN is going through one its most challenging periods ever, and keeps churning out increasingly grim reports on the global threats it was created to ameliorate.

Virtual UN General Assembly to see record participation of world leaders, says Guterres

Heads of State and Government will submit a pre-recorded video statements for summits and sessions that will be played in the iconic General Assembly hall this year.

UN chief Antonio Guterres recommends scaled down annual meeting of world leaders in New York

It is likely the General Assembly gathering will be postponed or the event modified as New York remains one of the global epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic.

India slams Pakistan at UN, says it takes to hate speech just like ‘fish takes to water’

India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K. Nagaraj Naidu said Pakistan “obfuscates” the international community from the truth.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.