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  US reiterates support to India's UNSC claim

  India | August 15, 2015 19:53 IST

  New 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 | August 12, 2015 16:06 IST

  United 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 | June 30, 2015 16:27 IST

  United 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 | June 05, 2015 12:51 IST

  President 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 6:43 IST

  United 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 21:25 IST

  Beijing: 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 IST

  United 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 | April 08, 2015 11:28 IST

  WASHINGTON: 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 | February 24, 2015 9:55 IST

  United 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 | January 05, 2015 13:05 IST

  Wellington: 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 | December 20, 2014 7:47 IST

  United 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 | November 28, 2014 11:43 IST

  United 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 | November 20, 2014 9:20 IST

  United 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 | October 24, 2014 16:17 IST

  United 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 | September 18, 2014 20:30 IST

  New 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 | July 22, 2014 16:35 IST

  Moscow: 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)

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  UNSC warns action against Nigerian girls' abductors

  World | May 10, 2014 8:10 IST

  United Nations: The UN Security Council Friday strongly condemned the abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria and attacks by extremist Islamic group Boko Haram, threatening to take measures against the insurgents."The members of the

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  UNSC reform process cannot go on infinitely: India

  World | November 22, 2013 12:49 IST

  United Nations: India has made a strong call to reform the UN Security Council, stressing that the process to expand the powerful body cannot go on infinitely and a results-based timeline is crucial to achieve

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  Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

  World | November 09, 2013 18:50 IST

  United Nations: Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the UN Security Council, claiming it would go against inclusive decision-making at the world body. "There should be no new centres of privilege,"

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  Five new members elected to UNSC

  World | October 18, 2013 8:01 IST

  United Nations : The UN General Assembly Thursday elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to a two-year term in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the organisation's most powerful body.The new members will begin