At polarised UNSC meet on Iran attack, only consensus is Middle East tensions shouldn’t escalate
The Council immobilised by its divisions did not take any action and the meeting was only an occasion for venting.
The Council immobilised by its divisions did not take any action and the meeting was only an occasion for venting.
"When it was offered to us, Nehru's position was ‘we deserve the seat but first China should get it’," the MEA said at the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ahmedabad.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called for reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying India not being part of it is “absurd”. The billionaire also batted for a UNSC seat for the African Union.
The UNSC resolution calls for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip for a sufficient number of days to enable full, rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access.
Pakistan has been using terror proxies to create trouble in the Valley for decades.
Makki has been involved in raising funds, recruiting and radicalizing youth to violence and planning attacks in India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir.
The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only able to agree on formal statements about the country, which has been under military rule since February 2021.
Twelve members of the U.N. Security Council voted in favour of the resolution, while China, Russia and India abstained.
"There are differences that, of course, need to be addressed between India and Pakistan" and "the US stands ready to assist as a partner to both US State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
Among the five permanent members of the 15-nation Council, the US, UK, France and Russia have supported a permanent seat for India in the UN body.