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Topic: United Nations

Indian diplomat’s mic goes off while criticising China’s CPEC project at UN meet

The sudden 'mic failure' at the UN Sustainable Transport Conference hosted by China from 14 to 16 October created a flutter and took several minutes to restore.

‘Come with a plan and not as a plaintiff’ – What Jaishankar told me before ICJ elections

In ‘India vs UK’, former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin writes that India was prompted to enter the ICJ election ring in the wake of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

Women have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Here’s how the UN is going to address it

Women have suffered more economic distress, violence, and carried the burden of caring throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

UN, World Bank, IMF need to be urgently reformed, made more transparent, Sitharaman says

During a talk at the Harvard Kennedy School, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said that these institutions need to speak for countries that don't get adequate representation.

‘World’s biggest destabilising force’ — India slams Pakistan for raising Kashmir issue at UN

Exercising its ‘Right of Reply’, India accused Pakistan of being the ‘epicentre’ of global terrorism and called upon the neighbour to vacate all areas under its illegal occupation.

Women pioneers to be focus as World Space Week kicks off today

The week from 4-11 October was designated annual World Space Week by United Nations in 1999. It involves events and outreach activities globally on subjects related to space. 

UN Credentials Committee that will review Taliban nomination likely to meet in November

In light of the Taliban nominating Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's envoy to the UN, General Assembly President Friday said the matter will be decided on once the committee submits its findings.

Always hopeful that dialogue can happen between India and Pakistan, UN says

A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General said despite the tone and content of the remarks, the UN is hopeful dialogue can happen, maybe in a place that is 'not under the spotlight'.

Friendship with India & China of ‘paramount importance’ in our foreign policy: Nepal at UN

Speaking at the UN General Assembly debate, the new Nepal Foreign Minister said that their worldview is shaped by its adherence to the principle of 'amity with all & enmity with none'.

These Indian women diplomats have given fiery responses to Pakistan at UN in last 5 years

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.

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.