New York: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Parvathaneni Harish, emphasized the need for UN Security Council reform on Monday, pointing out that despite decades of debate, no meaningful reforms have been implemented since 1965. Addressing the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly in New York, Mr Harish said, “As we begin this … Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said India will definitely get permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council as there is a feeling in the world that it should get the position, but the country will have to work harder this time for it. He was speaking during an interaction with intellectuals in Gujarat’s … Read more
In a significant diplomatic development, the United States exercised its veto power in the UN Security Council, blocking a resolution that aimed to call for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver life-saving aid to the people of Gaza amidst the Israel-Gaza crisis. This decision followed the rejection of a Russian-backed draft earlier in the week. In this … Read more
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. This listing comes after China last year put on India’s bid to name the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader a global terrorist. In June 2022, India slammed China after … Read more
India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the Security Council of the 193 – members UN on December 01, 2022. This was the second time after August 2021, that India is presiding over the SC during its two-year tenure as a UNSC non-permanent member, duly elected by the General Assembly (GA) of the UN. In … Read more
New York: India, China and Russia abstained in the United Nations Security Council on a draft resolution that demanded an immediate end to violence and the release of all arbitrarily detained prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint. The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only … Read more
France and the United Kingdom, two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council, reiterated their support for a permanent seat for India at the powerful horse-shoe table. READ | S Jaishankar unveils Mahatma Gandhi statue at UN headquarters “France supports the candidacy of Germany, Brazil, India and Japan as permanent members. It also wishes to … Read more