India Questions UNSCs Inability To Resolve Ukraine Conflict

New York: India has questioned, why the United Nations Security Council, which is mandated to maintain international peace and security has rendered “completely ineffective” in resolving the conflict in Ukraine.Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma made these remarks while representing India at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Ukraine conflict.He further said that

September 22, 2023
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G4 Nations Call For UNSC Expansion; Support Each Other’s Candidature

New York: The Foreign Ministers of G4 countries — India, Brazil, Germany and Japan — met on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and discussed the reformation of the UN Security Council.Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira, Federal Foreign Minister of Germany Annalena Baerbock, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoko Kamikawa, and Ministry of External

September 22, 2023
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Karnataka’s Hoysala Temples Inscribed On UNESCO World Heritage List

Paris: Karnataka’s Hoysala Temples’ sacred ensembles have been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list.This comes just a day after Santiniketan, the town in West Bengal, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list on Sunday."BREAKING!Just inscribed on the @UNESCO#WorldHeritage List: Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, #India

September 19, 2023
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India Rejoices At Inclusion of Karnataka’s ‘Sacred Ensembles of Hoysalas’ In UNESCO World Heritage List

Riyadh: India rejoices at the inclusion of Karnataka’s ‘Sacred Ensembles of Hoysalas’ on the World Heritage list, the permanent representative of India to UNESCO, Vishal V Sharma said in Riyadh on Monday.Sharma’s remarks came after Karnataka’s Hoysala temples were included in the UNESCO World Heritage list today.He said, "India rejoices at the inclusion of the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas on

September 19, 2023
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‘If You Do Not Reform, People Will Find Solutions Outside’: EAM Jaishankar On UN Reforms

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

September 18, 2023
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Japan Should Take China To WTO Over Ban On Japanese Seafood Imports: Former UN Official

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

September 18, 2023
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‘World Bigger And Larger Than Five’: Turkish President Erdogan Endorses India’s Bid For Permanent Seat At UNSC

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

September 11, 2023
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UN Secretary-General Guterres Arrives In India For G20 Summit

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

September 8, 2023
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UN Secretary General Strong Advocate For UNSC Permanent Seat For India

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,"

September 8, 2023
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‘International Terrorism, Transnational Crimes New Mainstream Concerns…’: MEA Secy Sanjay Verma

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

September 2, 2023
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