India was among the 32 nations that abstained as the 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution Thursday, put forward by Ukraine and its supporters.
Saying New Delhi's decision is 'consistent' with its 'well thought out national position', India said it stood ready to support all efforts of de-escalation & peaceful solution.
Macron emphasised on the urgent need for all sovereign states to come together & face challenges collectively. Last week, Modi had told Vladimir Putin that 'today’s era is not of war'.
94 members voted in favour of suspending Russia while 24 voted against, and 58 abstained. Vote was moved by US over Russia's 'crimes against unarmed civilians'
T.S. Tirumurti, Indian representative at the UN, also thanked Ukraine's neighbours that have opened their borders for Indian citizens and given facilities to missions.
India has exported over 66 million vaccine doses to nearly 100 countries but the country stopped the shipment after the second Covid wave in April this year.
Sneha Dubey, India's First Secretary at the UN, made waves for her reply to Pakistan PM last week. She joins the ranks of diplomats Eenam Gambhir, Vidisha Maitra and Paulomi Tripathi.
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.
PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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