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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicUnited Nations

Topic: United Nations

‘We have failed ourselves’ — India on lack of unanimity in UN over definition of terrorism

Indian diplomat to UN Dinesh Setia Monday said the inability to address terrorism casts doubt on the organisation's relevance for people whom the Charter of UN obliges to protect.

P5 statement on nuclear disarmament is solemn but not credible. Previous treaties are proof

If the P5 truly believes in ‘preventing nuclear war’, their rejection of the UN's principle of the non-use of nuclear weapons is difficult to understand.

Sulli Deals, a form of hate speech, must be condemned & prosecuted, UN official says

UN Special Rapporteur Dr Fernand de Varennes took to Twitter to raise concern on the issue of minorities, saying 'Muslim women in India are harassed and sold in social media apps'.

Pakistan FM Qureshi writes another letter to top UN officials highlighting Kashmir issue

Shah Mahmood Qureshi in his latest letter urged the UNSC to call upon India to reverse its actions, including those initiated on and after 5 August, 2019.

Afghanistan’s banking system could collapse if not resolved quickly, warns UN

The United Nations Development Programme pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan's banking sector due to worsening liquidity problems and a rise in non-performing loans.

Nehru was way ahead of his time. Seeing him through a 20/20 lens is wrong

Nehru defined the spirit of India that shaped the nationalism of its people. Not the small-minded, vulgar and bigoted version we see on display today.

Professor Bimal Patel elected to UN’s International Law Commission for 5-yr term

Patel garnered 163 votes in the UN General Assembly out of 192 members present and voting, topping the Asia-Pacific group that included candidates from China, South Korea and Japan.

About 37,000 people displaced in Myanmar’s northwest, many have fled into India, UN says

The UN team has called for parties to the conflict to protect civilians and humanitarians, and reiterated that aid workers and their properties should never be a target.

India should commit to emission cuts at COP26, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia in new paper

Montek Singh Ahluwalia says India doesn’t need to reach net zero by 2050, but it ‘cannot keep emitting without a reduction'.

‘Taiwan has no right to join United Nations’ — China slams US support

Day after Blinken urged countries to support Taiwan's participation in the US, China said the island should 'abandon the illusion of relying on ÚS for independence'.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.