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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the resistance of the United Nations to reform its structure, will eventually lead to the body being “anachronistic” and people will start finding solutions outside.The External Affairs Minister made the remarks in an address to students of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram today.Addressing the
Tokyo: A former senior UN official has said Japan should take China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Beijing’s decision to ban imports of Japanese fishery products following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Kyodo News reported.Kyodo News is a nonprofit cooperative news agency based in Minato, Tokyo.Former UN undersecretary-general
New Delhi: In an endorsement of India’s bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said his nation would be “proud” if a country like India became a full member of the UNSC.Referring to the five permanent members of the Security Council — US, UK, China, France and Russia — that are vested with the veto power, the Turkish
New Delhi: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in New Delhi on Friday to participate in the G20 Summit.The 18th G20 summit is to be hosted at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam on September 9-10.The UN chief received a rousing welcome, with a group of dancers performing a folk dance.The G20 Leader’s Declaration will be adopted at the conclusion of the big-ticket summit in
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been a "strong advocate" for India’s inclusion in the permanent seat for United Nations Security Council, his spokesperson said on Thursday."In terms of Security Council, the secretary general has been a strong advocate for Security Council reform to make it more reflective of the world that we live in today, as opposed to the world in 1945,"
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West), Sanjay Verma on Saturday highlighted challenges like international terrorism, transnational crimes, and illicit drugs are concerning the international community at the 51st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), according to the Ministry of External Affairs press release.Sanjay Verma underscored the increasing
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said keeping India out of the permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council will only call the credibility of the international organisation into question.Speaking at an event at Delhi University, Jaishankar said the UN was formed in 1940 during the Second World War and had only 50 member countries at the time. However,
New Delhi: The foreign ministers of the Quad countries are likely to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month with a focus on expanding overall cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.The Quad, comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia, has been focusing on practical cooperation to ensure a free and open
Taipei: Stating that repeated Chinese aggression continues to pose threats to Taiwan, which has been “improperly excluded” from the United Nations due to Beijing, Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu in an article has urged the UN to meaningfully allow Taipei’s participation in the system.He has pointed out Chinese aggression against other countries in the Indo-Pacific region, and stated that
New York: The United Nations on Friday paid tribute to 22 staff members killed in the bombing of its headquarters in Iraq 20 years ago, one of the darkest days in the Organization’s history.The wreath-laying ceremony at the UN in New York was held to mark World Humanitarian Day, commemorated annually on 19 August. This marks the day in 2003 when a suicide bomber detonated a truck full of