United Nations General Assembly
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Two women among four candidates in race to become next UN Secretary‑General
World | Apr 07, 2026, 11:36 AM ISTCurrent UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres will finish his second term in December 2026. Guterres, a former Prime Minister of Portugal and once the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, took office in 2017.
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Jaishankar rips into Pakistan at UNGA: 'India's neighbour an epicenter of global terrorism'
World | Sep 27, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTAddressing the UNGA session, Jaishankar said the United Nations' designated list of terrorists is filled with nationals of one country, which has become the epicenter of global terrorism.
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How the 80th UNGA signals diminishing US dominance and shift to a multipolar world order | EXPLAINED
World | Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 PM ISTThe 80th UN General Assembly wasn't just a meeting; it was a front-row seat to the possible end of an era. With the US championing 'America First' policies, the world is no longer waiting for a single leader. Nations are forging new alliances and openly defying the old guard.
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US hopes to fix tariff tensions with India over Russian oil trade, says Marco Rubio after meeting Ja
World | Sep 23, 2025, 09:11 PM ISTWe’ve already seen the measures we’ve taken with regard to India, although that’s something we hope we can fix, Marco Rubio said.
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No final decision yet on PM Modi’s participation in UNGA, says MEA
India | Aug 14, 2025, 11:43 PM ISTThe UN’s initial agenda typically names heads of state or government well in advance of the event, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently listed to speak at the high-level session alongside leaders from Israel, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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PM Modi to not address UNGA session, EAM Jaishankar to deliver speech on September 28 | DETAILS
World | Sep 07, 2024, 09:05 AM ISTAccording to the provisional list of speakers released by the UN earlier this year, PM Modi was scheduled to address the session on September 26, however, the UN issued a revised list of provisional speakers on Friday.
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At UN, India condemns civilians death in Israel-Hamas war: 'Humanitarian crisis is unacceptable'
World | Apr 09, 2024, 09:03 AM ISTIndia voiced its concern over the "dire" humanitarian situation in Gaza and underlined the imperative of scaling up humanitarian aid to the people in the strip immediately to avert a further deterioration in the situation.
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'Incredible India': UNGA President Dennis Francis lauds digitalisation, infrastructure investment
World | Apr 07, 2024, 12:10 PM ISTUN General Assembly President Dennis Francis lauded India’s use of digitalisation to alleviate poverty and bring millions of people into the formal economic system “simply through the use of a handset and a digitalisation model.”
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Jaishankar recalls his days in China as envoy, says 'relations between two nations never...'
World | Sep 27, 2023, 02:50 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishsnkar, who had served in China as India's Ambassador to Beijing, recalled that the relations between both nations have never been easy in the past 75 years. He claimed that the ties strained further after the Galwan Valley clash in 2020.
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Jaishankar meets UNGA President Dennis Francis and UN Chief, both hail India's role in Global South
World | Sep 25, 2023, 11:20 PM ISTJaishankar met Francis at the UN headquarters and thanked him for his presence at the special ‘India-UN for Global South: Delivering for Development’ side event he hosted on Saturday last on the margins of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
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PM Narendra Modi to skip 78th UNGA session, EAM Jaishankar to represent India
World | Sep 03, 2023, 12:19 PM ISTThe General Debate of the 78th UNGA session will begin on September 19 and Jaishankar is slated to address the debate on September 26, the last-day of the meeting.
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India's staunch reply to China on blocking Pakistan's Mir as global terrorist: 'Genuine political..'
World | Jun 21, 2023, 12:51 PM IST"If we cannot get established terrorists who have been proscribed across global landscapes listed under security council architecture for pour geopolitical interest, then we do not really have the genuine political will needed to sincerely fight this challenge of terrorism," an Indian official said.
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India abstains on UNGA resolution creating repatriation mechanism for Ukraine
World | Nov 15, 2022, 08:42 AM ISTThe vote in the 193-member world body was 94-14 with 73 abstentions. It was close to the lowest level of support received by any of the five Ukraine-related resolutions adopted by the General Assembly since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of its smaller neighbor.
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'Russia major partner of India in many domains': Jaishankar after talks with Lavrov
India | Sep 25, 2022, 08:29 AM ISTJust hours before his address to the UN General Debate, Jaishankar had a bilateral meeting with Lavrov on the margins of the high-level session.
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China warns interlopers on Taiwan issue, says external interference won't be tolerated
World | Sep 24, 2022, 11:36 PM ISTA recent visit by the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, markedly ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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UN to be judged on how it addresses China's persecution of ethnic minorities, say diplomats
World | Sep 20, 2022, 07:37 AM ISTUnited Nation's report on China's alleged abuses was released in the final minutes of the last day in office of Michele Bachelet, now the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Its release was believed to have been long delayed.
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Arvind Kejriwal’s praise for Atishi on her UN address: 'Moment of pride'
India | Apr 29, 2022, 12:06 PM ISTThe AAP govt's mohalla clinic initiative and reforms in school education had earned accolades internationally prior as well.
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UNGA adopts resolution that strongly deplored Russia's aggression against Ukraine
World | Mar 03, 2022, 12:38 AM ISTThe General Assembly on Wednesday voted to reaffirm its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders and "deplores in the strongest terms” Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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India abstains on UNGA resolution that deplores Russia's aggression
India | Mar 03, 2022, 12:51 AM ISTThe General Assembly on Wednesday voted to reaffirm its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders and "deplores in the strongest terms” Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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Success of multilateralism depends on success of General Assembly: India at UN
India | Nov 09, 2021, 07:18 AM ISTIndia has always been of the view that the General Assembly can be revitalised only when its position as the primary deliberative, policy-making and representative organ of the United Nations is respected in letter and in spirit.