Tag: UN General Assembly

UN General Assembly President condoles loss of lives due to floods in India

Espinosa’s spokesperson Monica Grayley said that she has “sent her condolences to the people and the Government of India after the monsoon floods in the southern and western parts of the country that left 140 dead, and hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated.”

August 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

Pakistan’s Pulwama plan backfires

While the Pakistan army rejected Indian claims of the surgical strike post the Uri attack and ensured that it was supported in its actions by its own media, it remains aware of the fact that many in the country disbelieve it.

March 5, 2019

Brexit tests Japan’s globalist credentials

Even so, Japan – a fellow island country which formed an alliance with Britain in the early years of the last century – is nervously watching the eventual course of the roller-coaster Brexit ride, and not just for its short-term economic interests.

December 26, 2018

Nuclear power remains important option to meet challenges of energy demand, climate change: India

Bayyapu stressed on the need of the IAEA to continue its programmes of support to member states who are embarking on or expanding their nuclear energy programmes.

November 11, 2018

BRICS members vow to uphold multilateralism

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed four ways to strengthen cooperation among BRICS at the meeting.

September 28, 2018

India, Iran discuss oil imports, Chabahar Port ahead of US sanctions

India has already told the US that it could not bring oil imports from Iran to zero, given the country’s over-dependence on Iran for meeting its oil and energy needs.

September 27, 2018

Mr Abe’s Wish-List-I

In the presidential election to Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party held on September 20, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was comfortably re-elected for a third consecutive term. He has thus reinforced the political stability that he had already secured. This was the first contest for the LDP leadership in six years. Abe took up the current...

September 27, 2018

India and other G-4 countries stake claim for permanent seats on UNSC

The G-4 ministers reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism and stressed that adapting the UN to the contemporary needs of the 21st century necessarily required reforming the Security Council.

September 26, 2018

Donald Trump brings laughter while boasting about achievements

"In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country," Trump said at the beginning of the speech.

September 26, 2018

Butchery in Iran

In death, four-year-old Mohammad-Taha Eghdami, whose photograph went viral in Iran over the weekend, symbolises the calculated malevolence that drove terrorists to attack a military parade, killing 29 people, including conscripts and children. Crucially enough, the parade had been organised to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq....

September 25, 2018

Pakistan disappointed at India’s cancellation of Sushma-Qureshi meet

India on Friday had lashed out at Pakistan’s new PM Imran Khan, saying his “true face” has been revealed to the world in his first few months in office.

September 22, 2018

Donald Trump to meet South Korea’s President at UN General Assembly      

US President Donald Trump spoke with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, when they agreed to meet later at the UN General Assembly.

September 5, 2018

India, Pak foreign ministers may meet in New York in September

The meeting between the two foreign ministers would also depend on the speeches Pakistani participants make at the UNGA.

August 28, 2018

India-Japan-US hold trilateral dialogue; agree to enhance cooperation 

Senior officials of the three countries held their ninth trilateral meeting and held in-depth consultations on regional and global issues of mutual interest.

April 4, 2018

Vote for us, Sushma Swaraj tells Ajmal in return for compliment

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday returned AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal’s compliment for India voting in the UN General Assembly against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying “vote for us”. “Thank you Ajmal Sahib. Now you vote for us,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted late on Tuesday evening in response to Ajmal’s...

December 23, 2017

Palestinians hail UN rejection of Trump’s Jerusalem declaration

Palestinians have hailed the UN General Assembly resolution which denounced US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Nabil Abu Rdineh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said in a statement on Thursday that the resolution expresses the international community’s support for the Palestinians’ rights. “The threats of Trump to the UN members...

December 22, 2017