The external affairs minister also said India will support peace and security in Africa, help address root causes of conflict and be a reliable partner in fighting the pandemic.
It’s a valid question in context of Myanmar’s history. Yet what can the international community do? There are limited options given UNSC is constrained by member states & their veto.
The Ministry of External Affairs said both sides held bilateral consultations in Moscow Tuesday on issues which are on the agenda of the UN Security Council.
The UNSC issued a press statement about Myanmar three days after the military seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in a bloodless coup and detained top political leaders.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar proposed an eight-point Action Plan for the UN system to credibly address the menace of terrorism and ensure effective action.
From 1 January, India will sit in the 15-nation UNSC for the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member, the 8th time the country has had a seat on the powerful horseshoe table.
Maitra's election to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, comes as India gets ready to sit in the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member from 2021.
In interview to ThePrint, T.S. Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to UN, said there is an urgent need to give countries such as India more voice in UN’s decision-making process.
The G4 comprising India, Japan, Germany and Brazil Wednesday expressed concern over lack of meaningful progress on long-pending reform of the UNSC and demanded ‘urgency’ on the issue.
If insisting that women be treated with equal dignity is 'targeting a community', then perhaps every community ought to be 'targeted' until equality is universal.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
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.
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