Tag: Security Council
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‘Indian moves excessively cautious’
At a time when the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will profoundly affect the geopolitics of the region, the former Foreign Secretary of India, Krishnan Srinivasan speaks to Soumyadip Mullick on what policy India must adopt now to tackle the Afghan dilemma.
September 10, 2021 -
Shringla briefs Guterres, envoys ahead of India’s UNSC presidency
The US Permanent Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet, was among the diplomats Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met
July 16, 2021 -
Shoot the Shadow
The dumping of bodies is indubitably an outrage of a Buddhist shrine, if ever there was one. “It is like a genocide. They are shooting at every shadow,” was the lament of an organiser of the protest against the gross injustice meted out to Aung San Suu Kyi post her election victory yet again.
April 13, 2021 -
India calls out Pakistan’s ‘Pavlovian’ behaviour at UN
"I do not wish to waste the time of this Assembly by responding to the irrelevant and irresponsible remarks made by the representative of Pakistan, which has become 'Pavlovian' whenever India is mentioned," Tirumurti said on Monday at a General Assembly session on Security Council reform.
November 18, 2020 -
Sans reforms, the UN brand suffers
Chapter VII of the Charter set out a clear logical progression or escalation in a possible Council response varying from Article 40 to the final stage along the line of escalation with the use of force, the basis for which is provided in Article 42. However, the envisaged process of response of the Council was done away for sheer practicality
October 25, 2020 -
Reforming the UN
The context in which the UN was born in 1945 has changed. The engine of growth has shifted to the Asia-Pacific. While China finds a place at the high table India is denied this privilege in spite of its impressive GDP
October 11, 2020 -
India, other G-4 nations press for urgent expansion of UNSC
Say an expansion will be indispensable to make this body more representative, legitimate & effective
September 25, 2020 -
74th session of UN General Assembly opens
The General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, and the only one in which all member states have equal representation.
September 18, 2019 -
UN condemns oil tankers attack in Gulf of Oman
The attacks came amid Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Iran, who is seeking to help ease tensions between Iran and the US.
June 14, 2019 -
India slams Security Council for ‘undermining’ UNGA’s authority
India has said the UN General Assembly must take lead in finding solutions to the challenges faced by the world, slamming the Security Council for "progressively undermining" the authority of the 193-member global body.
March 20, 2019 -
How can ‘unrepresentative’ UNSC deter crimes against humanity: India
Expressing skepticism at the way the Security Council deals with outrageous crimes against humanity, India has questioned how such a "grossly unrepresentative" body can act effectively to prevent them.
June 26, 2018 -
Israel withdraws from Security Council election
Israel has withdrawn from the election for a two-year term on the Security Council that pitted it against Germany and Belgium.
May 5, 2018 -
Palestinians accuse US of ‘blocking’ UN statement on Gaza
The Palestinians on Saturday accused the US of blocking a UNSC statement on the situation in the Gaza Strip and said Washington’s objection encourages Israel to continue its aggressive action against the Palestinian people. The Palestinian National Authority Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Malki said in an official statement that “Washington would block any effort …
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April 1, 2018 -
North Korea rejects UN sanctions, defends nuclear programme
North Korea on Sunday rejected the latest sanctions imposed on it by the UN Security Council (UNSC) and reiterated its intention of further developing its nuclear deterrence programme. A Foreign Affairs Ministry statement said that Pyongyang criticised the punitive measures announced on Friday that further limit the country’s access to petroleum products, ban its exports …
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December 24, 2017 -
UNSC to vote on new sanctions against North Korea
The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a new draft resolution that would tighten sanctions against North Korea in response to its ballistic missile launch last month. A Security Council meeting has been scheduled for Friday at 1.00 p.m. EST (1800 GMT). The US-drafted resolution was circulated among council members on Thursday, Xinhua …
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December 22, 2017 -
India slams UNSC’s inability to confront terrorism in Afghanistan
India has criticised the Security Council’s impotency in confronting the terrorism threat in Afghanistan, which poses dangers beyond its borders. “While new threats emerge from the IS/Daesh (Islamic State), the Security Council cannot even decide whether to designate the new leaders of Taliban(as global terrorists) or to freeze the assets of the slain leader of …
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December 22, 2017 -
Pakistan rakes up Kashmir issue at UNSC
Pakistan has once again raked up the Kashmir issue at the Security Council by trying to link it to the Palestinian crisis. “Longstanding, internationally recognised disputes of Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir continue to fester,” Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi told the Council on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming General Assembly emergency session on Jerusalem. …
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December 21, 2017