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Russia assures India of support on UNSC permanent seat bid
World | Sep 16, 2015, 08:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Russia has assured its support to India for permanent membership in the UN Security Council, days after it along with the US and China refused to contribute to the text for negotiations on
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Pak told US in 2000 it would not push Kashmir in UNSC
World | Sep 03, 2015, 11:57 PM ISTWashington: In May 2000, the then Pervez Musharraf regime in Pakistan told the US that it would not push for UN Security Council resolution on Kashmir, acknowledging that it would not be helpful in resolving
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Russia does not see compromise over new permanent UNSC members
World | Sep 03, 2015, 02:27 PM ISTUnited Nations: Russia has said it does not foresee “a historic compromise” being reached in the near future on admitting new permanent members in the UN Security Council, an assessment that does not bode well
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Reforms to UNSC vital for equitable world: PM Modi
National | Aug 22, 2015, 02:40 AM ISTJaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that reforms to UN Security Council were vital for a more equitable world and the draft presented by the president of the UN General Assembly should be
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US reiterates support to India's UNSC claim
India | Aug 15, 2015, 07:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, has reiterated he US stand that it supports India's claim for inclusion in expanded United Nations Security Council (UNSC).According to a report published in 'The Hindu', Verma
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India suffers blow as US, Russia, China oppose UNSC reform talks
World | Aug 12, 2015, 04:06 PM ISTUnited Nations: In a setback to India's bid for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council, the US, along with Russia and China, has opposed negotiations to reform the powerful UN body, refusing
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India slams UNSC members' 'indifference' in tackling terror
World | Jun 30, 2015, 04:27 PM ISTUnited Nations: Days after China blocked its move in the UN for action against Pakistan over Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's release, India has slammed the "indifference" of some permanent UNSC members towards restraining terrorists, saying it has
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India will figure in expanded UNSC, says Prez Mukherjee
India | Jun 05, 2015, 12:51 PM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee has expressed hope that India will figure in the expanded United Nations Security Council (UNSC) when reforms of the world body are undertaken.Briefing reporters on board while returning from his five-day visit
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Ban discusses UNSC reform with Modi, invites him to UN summit
World | May 19, 2015, 06:43 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Seoul on Monday and discussed Security Council reforms, an issue considered important by New Delhi.Ban also asked Modi to attend
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PM asks China to back India's bid for UNSC seat, NSG membership
World | May 15, 2015, 09:25 PM ISTBeijing: Pressing China to back India's bid for a permanent seat in a reformed UN Security Council and membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said such a move will take
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UN assures India of taking up Lakhvi release issue
World | May 03, 2015, 12:20 PM ISTUnited Nations: A UNSC committee has assured India that it will take up the issue of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi at its next meeting, after India expressed concern that the LeT commander's
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Obama reiterates support for India as UNSC member
World | Apr 08, 2015, 11:28 AM ISTWASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has reiterated US support for India's membership of a reformed UN Security Council as he considers it a foreign policy priority to continue to strengthen India-US relationship."What the President said was
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India: UNSC permanent members selective on terrorism
World | Feb 24, 2015, 09:55 AM ISTUnited Nations: Asserting that the Security Council "embodies the undemocratic stranglehold" of the permanent members, India has accused them of picking and choosing the world body's principles to suit their own national interests and of
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New Zealand gets UNSC's non-permanent membership
World | Jan 05, 2015, 01:05 PM ISTWellington: New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully Monday announced that the country has become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC)."New Zealand's term on the Security Council will place us at the heart
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Stop terrorists benefiting from transnational organised crime: UNSC
World | Dec 20, 2014, 07:47 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has called for global and regional cooperation and strategies to stop terrorists from reaping the benefits of transnational organised crime.In a resolution, the UNSC expressed its concern that
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UN condemns attack on British embassy vehicle
World | Nov 28, 2014, 11:43 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the attack on a British embassy vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan."The members of the UNSC expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims,
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Root cause of terrorism must be addressed: UNSC
World | Nov 20, 2014, 09:20 AM ISTUnited Nations: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday underlined the need for multilateral action to address the root cause for the spread of terrorism.The UNSC convened on Wednesday on the issue of threats
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India asks UNSC to enforce resolutions on countering terrorism
India | Oct 24, 2014, 04:17 PM ISTUnited Nations: India has asked the UN Security Council to enforce its resolutions on countering terrorism “without exception” and include a “mandatory time-bound reporting” on compliance to stem the ever-widening spiral of violence.India's Ambassador to
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Stronger China not a threat to anyone: Xi
India | Sep 18, 2014, 08:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: A stronger China is not a threat to any country, Chinese President Xi Jinping today said and stressed on a “fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable” solution to the vexed boundary issue at an
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Russia welcomes UN resolution on MH17 investigation
World | Jul 22, 2014, 04:35 PM ISTMoscow: Russia Tuesday welcomed the UN Security Council's (UNSC) resolution calling for an independent investigation into the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in Ukraine last Thursday.The resolution highlights that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)