Islamabad has been appointed to the posts by the UN Security Council. The 1988 Sanctions Committee, which Pakistan is set to chair, looks after UNSC sanctions against Taliban.
India, though not a member of UN Security Council, has been diplomatically active with 13 of its 15 members. Pakistan is set to assume UNSC presidency after a little over 12 yrs.
The 20-minute briefing to envoys of 13 UNSC member-states at South Block saw Misri reiterate that any retaliation by Pakistan will be aimed at civilian facilities, requiring a response.
Pakistan’s attempt to raise J&K question at United Nations Security Council challenged, as members ask it to solve issues with India bilaterally, express concerns over Pahalgam.
At the inter-governmental negotiations for UNSC reforms, India outlined its vision, along with Brazil, Germany & Japan, for an expanded body with new permanent & non-permanent members.
India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, raised questions at UNGA plenary meeting held to mark two years of Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Countering Russia's accusations, Deputy US Ambassador to UN, Robert Wood, justified the strikes under Article 51 of the founding UN Charter as states' right to self-defense against armed attack.
India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
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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