SCO must lead push for UNSC reform: EAM Jaishankar in Islamabad
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) India on Wednesday used the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Pakistan to reiterate its...
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Macron backs India for permanent UNSC membership, calls for comprehensive reforms
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New York, Sep 26 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has voiced strong support for India’s inclusion as a permanent member of a reformed United Nations...
UNSC reform: G4 ministers see both – steps ahead and a lack of progress
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United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) The foreign ministers of G4, the group advocating for Security Council reforms, see both a step ahead and a lack...
Japanese PM reiterates India’s call for expansion of UN Security Council
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New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Reiterating India’s longstanding stance on expansion of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in both permanent and non-permanent categories, as...
Those continuing to deny UNSC permanent membership must be called out: India
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United Nations, Aug 22 (IANS) India has called for discrediting those opposing the expansion of the permanent membership of the Security Council and denying Africa’s...
Hailing PM Modi’s re-election, Sri Lanka backs India’s permanent seat at UNSC
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Colombo, June 5 (IANS) Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP-led NDA’s “historic” achievement of securing three consecutive victories in the Lok Sabha elections,...
Cybersecurity, a priority for S. Korea during UNSC presidency: Envoy
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United Nations, June 4 (IANS) Cybersecurity is a priority for South Korea as it takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council amid the...
Pressing UNSC reforms, India highlights consensus in G20 with broader membership
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United Nations, April 24 (IANS) Pressing the case for Security Council reforms, India has highlighted the consensus arrived at the more representative G20 Summit on...
With UNSC ‘crumbling’, India says ‘naysayers’ should be stopped from blocking reform
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United Nations, Nov 15 (IANS) With the Security Council “crumbling under the weight of 21st-century geopolitical realities”, India has said that “naysayers” should be stopped...
US vetoes UNSC resolution calling for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Hamas-Israel conflict
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While US President Joe Biden was in Israel on Wednesday, his country stood isolated in the Security Council vetoing a resolution calling for a “humanitarian...
UNSC reforms pushed for 25th time to next session; India warns it could go on for 75 yrs
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United Nations, June 30 (IANS) For the 25th time, the UN General Assembly has pushed the negotiations for the Security Council reforms to its next...
US to push for 6 UNSC permanent members without veto rights
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United Nations, June 13 (IANS) The US is pushing for overhauling the UN Security Council and is developing a proposal to add six permanent members who...
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India, UAE, US, Saudi cooperation aims to ‘do good in region’: UNSC president
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United Nations, June 2 (IANS) The meeting of top security officials of India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the US is a partnership to...
UNSC to hold high-level debate on countering terrorism
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United Nations, March 2 (IANS) Mozambique will convene a high-level debate at the UN Security Council chaired by President Filipe Nyusi on countering terrorism,”a matter of...
India completes UNSC term turning spotlight on terrorism, reforms
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United Nations, Dec 30 (IANS) India has capped its two-year term on the Security Council by turning the spotlight on its two issues of paramount interest,...
India’s leadership at UNSC draws praise from array of nations
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United Nations, Dec 23 (IANS) As India wraps up its two-year term as an elected member of the Security Council and its month of presidency...
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India, along with Russia, China, abstains on UNSC resolution on Myanmar
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United Nations, Dec 22 (IANS) India joined China and Russia in abstaining on a UN Security Council resolution on Myanmar, calling for the restoration of democracy...
Adding permanent members to Security Council ‘now seriously on the table’: Guterres
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United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday sounded a note of optimism on stalled Security Council reforms, saying that adding permanent members...
World not ‘stupid’ when it comes to recognising Pak as ‘epicentre’ of terrorism: Jaishankar
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United Nations, Dec 16 (IANS) “The world is not stupid, the world is not forgetful” when it comes to recognising Pakistan as the “epicentre” of terrorism,...
Jaishankar announces India’s candidacy for 2028-29 UNSC term
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United Nations, Dec 16 (IANS) India will seek election to the Security Council for a two-year term that starts in 2028, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar...
India offers support for diplomatic efforts as Russia, Ukraine trade blame for failure to negotiate
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United Nations, Dec 7 (IANS) Even as Russia and Ukraine faced off in the UN Security Council accusing each other of not wanting to settle their...