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Pakistan needs ‘political will to act against terrorists’ and not ‘nuclear deals or F-16s’: Afghanistan
World | Jun 22, 2016, 01:17 PM ISTLaunching a scathing attack on Pakistan, Afghanistan has told United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that what Islamabad needs is the “political will to act against terrorists” and not “nuclear deals or F-16s”.
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US Congressional resolution backs permanent seat for India in UNSC
World | Jun 16, 2016, 11:31 AM ISTIn an interesting development, a resolution has been introduced in the US House of Representatives that supports India’s bid for a permanent seat in UN Security Council (UNSC).
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UNSC expansion should be based on contemporary realities: India
World | Feb 23, 2016, 05:32 PM ISTUnited Nations: Asserting that efficiency of the Security Council does not depend on "numbers", India has said the UN top body's expansion should be based on "contemporary realities" and the need for ensuring due place
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UN Security Council to hold emergency talks on North Korea
World | Jan 06, 2016, 11:38 PM ISTUnited Nations: The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today in New York after North Korea claimed it had carried out a "successful" hydrogen bomb test, diplomats said.The closed-door morning talks between
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UN Security Council approves resolution urging action against Islamic State
World | Nov 21, 2015, 11:22 PM ISTUnited Nations: The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a French-sponsored resolution Friday calling on all nations to redouble and coordinate action to prevent further attacks by Islamic State terrorists and other extremist groups.The resolution says
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India's potential to be UNSC member has stronger resonance: President Pranab Mukherjee
India | Nov 14, 2015, 07:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's potential to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council "now has a stronger resonance", President Pranab Mukherjee said today as he referred to the enhanced engagement with foreign countries reflected
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India's UNSC bid getting stronger resonance: President Mukherjee
India | Nov 14, 2015, 03:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: With India enhancing engagements with like-minded countries in multilateral organisations, its "legitimate claim" for a permanent membership in the UN Security Council is now getting a "stronger resonance", President Pranab Mukherjee said today.Inaugurating
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UNSC ineffectiveness imposing severe costs on everyone: India
World | Nov 13, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTUnited Nations: Hitting out at UN Security Council's functioning, India has said the world body's "ineffectiveness" is imposing "severe costs on all of us", asit blamed the top UN organ for failing to fight terrorism
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Over 60 mln people affected by UNSC malfunctioning: India
World | Oct 31, 2015, 01:16 PM ISTUnited Nations: Making a strong pitch for urgent reform of an "ineffective" Security Council, India has said the UN body's "malfunctioning" has affected over 60 million people and resulted in huge human and economic costs
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India, Africa must speak in one voice on UNSC reforms: PM Modi
National | Oct 29, 2015, 09:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: India and Africa must speak in "one voice" in pushing for reform of UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted today, cautioning that it ran the risk of becoming irrelevant unless it
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Pakistan loses re-election bid for UN Human Rights Council
World | Oct 29, 2015, 06:39 AM ISTUnited Nations: Pakistan lost its bid Tuesday to be re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council when its current term ends this year. It polled just 105 votes in the 193-member General Assembly.Pakistan was considering
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'Hidden vetoes distort procedures of UNSC sanctions regimes'
World | Oct 14, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTUnited Nations: Slamming the use of technical blocks by some permanent members of the UN Security Council, India has said such “hidden vetoes” distort the already opaque procedures of the Council's sanctions regime as it
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India's rebuttal to Pakistan at UN: Top 10 quotes
World | Oct 01, 2015, 03:11 PM ISTUnited Nations: India gave a strong rebuttal to Pakistan's allegations of military oppression in Kashmir. India told the United Nations that "de-terrorizing" Pakistan is only way to achieving peace in the region. Indian first secretary
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BRICS foreign ministers endorse UN Security Council, IMF reforms
World | Sep 30, 2015, 12:44 PM ISTNew York: The foreign ministers of BRICS countries endorsed United Nations Security Council reforms saying it was necessary to make it "more representative and efficient" putting China and Russia publicly on the side for reorganisation.China
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India announces more troops for UN peacekeeping
World | Sep 29, 2015, 08:10 AM ISTNew York: India on Monday announced plans to contribute an additional 850 troops to the UN Peacekeeping Missions around the world and also pushed for reform of the UN Security Council.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in
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G4 countries make strong pitch for change in UNSC
World | Sep 26, 2015, 08:51 PM ISTNew York: Making a strong pitch for reform of the UN Security Council, the G4 countries of India, Brazil, Germany and Japan on Saturday said that the international body needs to be reflective of the
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UNSC must include world's largest democracies: Modi at G4 summit
World | Sep 26, 2015, 10:43 PM ISTUnited Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pushed for Reform of the UNSC and said that it should take place in a fixed time frame as it is an urgent and important task.PM was addressing
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Top 10 quotes of PM Modi at UN summit
World | Sep 26, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTNew York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a strong pitch for reforms in the UN security council while addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit.The prime minister's 18-minute Hindi speech, in which he
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Pakistan writes to UN about India's plan to build wall along LoC
World | Sep 25, 2015, 03:09 PM ISTUnited Nations : Pakistan has complained to the UN Security Council about India's plans to construct a wall along the LoC allegedly to convert it "into a quasi international border", drawing a strong reaction from
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For US, India sole option for UNSC seat: Pakistani daily
World | Sep 25, 2015, 02:16 PM ISTIslamabad: India is the only option from Asia, especially in the eyes of the US, for permanent membership at the UN Security Council "no matter how unfortunate this is for Pakistan", a Pakistani daily said on