Ex-Singaporean diplomat says UK should relinquish UN permanent seat to India: Report
New Delhi: Former Singapore diplomat Professor Kishore Mahbubani has called for urgent reforms to the United Nations Security Council, advocating for India's rightful inclusion as a permanent member of the prestigious body, media reports said.
India’s role in the United Nations: A beacon of hope in a troubled world
The ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza has once again thrown into sharp relief the limitations of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in preventing conflict and protecting civilians.
India does not need lessons from anyone: Jagdeep Dhankar after US, Germany, UN comment on Kejriwal
New Delhi/IBNS: After remarks from Germany, the United States, and finally the United Nations on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the country does not need lessons from anyone on the rule of law, stressing that India is a unique democracy.
India backs UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestine
India on Saturday voted in support of the United Nations resolution that condemned Israel’s activities of settlement in “the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan”.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi appointed as India's permanent representative to UN
New Delhi: External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has been appointed as India’s new permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva, a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement said on Monday.
'Political convenience cannot be basis for response to terrorism': India at UN amid row with Canada
Amid the Indo-Canadian diplomatic row and continued tension with China, India Tuesday said "political convenience" cannot be the basis for a response to terrorism or extremism, and called on the global community to respect the rules-based order and the UN Charter.
UN will 'accept' India's name change to 'Bharat' if formalities completed
New Delhi/IBNS: The United Nations Friday said it "will change India's name to Bharat in UN records" if New Delhi completes all the formalities for the same, a spokesperson for the global body told NDTV.
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations to visit India today
New Delhi: The Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed is paying an official visit to India from 3-5 July 2023.
$40 million in cash as humanitarian aid reaches Afghanistan
Kabul: A fresh batch of $40 million in cash as humanitarian aid reached the cash-strapped and war-torn Afghanistan on Wednesday, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, said in a statement on Thursday.
'Frozen' UNSC in danger of becoming more non-functional: India
New Delhi: Criticising the UN Security Council for being a “frozen 1945 invented mechanism” that is unable to voice the concerns of the wider UN membership, especially the global south, India has called for the world body to become more representative of the developing world and warned of it becoming more non-functional if the move is delayed.
UK supports India's bid to assume permanent seat in UNSC
New Delhi/IBNS: In more power to New Delhi, the United Kingdom has supported India's bid to assume a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, media reports said.
2 BSF personnel part of UN Force killed in DR Congo amid anti-UN protests
New Delhi: Two Border Security Force personnel serving in the UN Peacekeeping force succumbed to fatal injuries sustained in the violent armed protests on Tuesday at Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
India to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023: UN report
New Delhi/IBNS: India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday.
'Unsatisfactory but unsurprising': US over India's stand on Russia-Ukraine war
Washington/IBNS: A senior White House official on Friday said India's position at the United Nations over the Ukraine crisis has been "unsatisfactory", reports said.
'Why elevate one religiophobia to the exclusion of others?' India at the UN
United Nations/New Delhi/UNI: India has pointed out that while it condemns antisemitism, Christianophobia and Islamophobia, there is clear evidence of the growth of religiophobia affecting followers of non-Abrahamic religions as well, especially anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias.