Over the week, Jaishankar will meet his counterparts from several member states & participate in the G-20 meeting that will focus on Afghanistan and the G-4 Foreign Ministers meeting.
In his first speech to the UN General Assembly, Biden described climate change and Covid pandemic as 'looming crises wherein lie enormous opportunities' if everyone can 'work together'.
The 76th UNGA is important for India and there are expectation that as the leading voice of the developing world and current member of UNSC, it will take up global issues forcefully.
Abdulla Shahid, the Maldivian minister who will head the 2021 UNGA session, hoped that the 193 member states would take the UN Security Council reform process 'seriously'.
PM Modi will address the general debate of the 76th UNGA session on 25 September, a day after the Quad summit. Biden will also deliver his maiden address as US President this time.
The US is also categorically telling member states that apart from the General Debate, global leaders should virtually address the world organisation or any high-level events.
According to a provisional list of speakers, Modi is the first leader listed to speak at the high-level session. Last year, world leaders submitted pre-recorded video statements.
Shahid, Maldives foreign minister, also said that the UN has a 'clear role' to play in Afghanistan as maintenance of international peace and security is a mandate of the UNSC.
The resolution, approved for the 29th year in a row Wednesday, demands ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.
The UNGA adopted a resolution that called upon Myanmar armed forces to 'respect people's will' as expressed by results of the general election and end the state of emergency.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
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.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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