UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will participate as a briefer. It remains to be seen whether any press statement on the COVID-19 situation is issued after the meeting.
US, UK, France and Russia have backed India's membership bid in the UNSC, but China, which has veto power, has been stonewalling New Delhi's efforts for years.
India pushed for adopting the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism that cuts off terrorists and their financiers from funds, arms and safe havens.
Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
One hopes India will not allow its obsession with Pakistan to overshadow its tenure in the UNSC. Or its quest for a permanent seat, which will happen when the time is right. It will be an odd start to the two year term if conflict between two members comes to the table of the Security Council. India’s effort should be to enrich the deliberations to such an extent that P 5 wonders how it could have got along for so long without us.
One hopes India will not allow its obsession with Pakistan to overshadow its tenure in the UNSC. Or its quest for a permanent seat, which will happen when the time is right. It will be an odd start to the two year term if conflict between two members comes to the table of the Security Council. India’s effort should be to enrich the deliberations to such an extent that P 5 wonders how it could have got along for so long without us.