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  Obama reaffirms backing to India's UNSC bid

  World | September 28, 2013 16:04 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama has reaffirmed US' backing to India's bid for a permanent seat in a reformed UN Security Council as he and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed to expand collaboration at the global

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  UN votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons

  World | September 28, 2013 11:24 IST

  United Nations: The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Friday night to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at taking poison gas off the battlefield in the escalating 2 ½-year

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  UNSC adopts resolution on dismantling Syrian chemical arsenal

  World | September 28, 2013 9:43 IST

  United Nations: The UN Security Council Friday voted unanimously to adopt a resolution aimed at getting rid of Syria's chemical weapons.The vote came after the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an international

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  China wants Syrian issue be handled under UNSC

  World | September 09, 2013 11:45 IST

  Beijing: China said Sunday that the Syrian issue should be dealt within the framework of UN Security Council (UNSC).During a state visit to Uzbekistan along with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed

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  Syrians bracing for possible US strike

  World | August 31, 2013 11:32 IST

  Washington:  Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing “limited and narrow” action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that

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  Present UNSC structure serves no one: India to UN

  World | November 04, 2012 17:06 IST

  United Nations, Nov 4, 2012: India has said the UN Security Council in its present structure is “completely out of tune” with global realities and serves “no one's purpose”, asserting that an expansion in the

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  Expanded UNSC Should Have 25 Members, Says India

  World | April 11, 2012 11:27 IST

  United Nations, Apr 11: India has said the 15-nation UN Security Council should be expanded to include about 10 more members, cautioning that delay in reforming the powerful world body will be at the international

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  India Says UNSC No Longer Reflective Of Contemporary Reality

  World | November 24, 2011 14:23 IST

  United Nations, Nov 24:  Arguing that the UN Security Council is no longer reflective of contemporary reality, India has said this poses the “most important challenge” to global peace and security as well as conflict

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  UNSC Adopts India-Co-Sponsored Resolution On Piracy

  World | October 25, 2011 13:11 IST

  United Nations, Oct 25: UN Security Council today unanimously adopted an India-co-sponsored resolution on piracy in Somalia, taking on board, at India's initiative, the issue of prosecution of convicted pirates not only for acts of

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  UNSC Calls On Yemeni President To Step Down

  World | October 22, 2011 21:20 IST

  United Nations, Oct 22: The powerful UN Security Council today called on Yemen's embattled president Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit as it demanded he immediately end attacks by security forces on peaceful protesters seeking political

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  Germany Supports India's Bid For Permanent Membership Of UNSC

  World | September 13, 2011 17:57 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 13: Pitching for reforms of the UN Security Council to ensure it reflects geo-political realities, Germay on Tuesday said it was committed to supporting India's bid for a permanent membership in the

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  UNSC, Ban Ki-Moon Condemn New Delhi Terror Attack

  World | September 08, 2011 11:13 IST

  United Nations, Sept 8: The UN Security Council today joined UN Chief Ban Ki-moon in strongly condemning the deadly terror attack in Delhi, saying such “heinous” acts of terrorism are “criminal and unjustifiable”.  Moon expressed

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  UNSC Condemns Syrian Govt For Human Rights Violation

  World | August 04, 2011 12:36 IST

  United Nations, Aug 4:  The UN Security Council today condemned the Syrian government's deadly crackdown on civilians demanding democratic reforms, saying those responsible for the atrocities should be held “accountable.”In a presidential statement read by

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  UNSC Seat For India Not linked With NPT: US

  World | November 17, 2010 12:21 IST

  WASHINGTON: The United States says it does not see its support for India becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council at odds with New Delhi's refusal to sign two nuclear treaties."Well, we don't

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  US Throws Water Over India's Hopes For UNSC Seat

  World | November 16, 2010 17:01 IST

  Washington/ New York: The US has cautioned against expecting any breakthrough "anytime soon" on the UN Security Council reforms, dampening India's hopes for a permanent seat just a week after President Barack Obama backed its

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  Obama's Support To India's UNSC Bid Not At Pak Expense, Says US

  India | November 13, 2010 9:27 IST

  Washington, Nov 13 :  US has briefed Pakistan on President Barack Obama's decision to endorse India for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and assured Islamabad that his support to the bid is

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  Australia Welcomes Obama's Support For India's Quest For UNSC

  India | November 12, 2010 17:51 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 12 (PTI) Australia, a long-time supporter of India's permanent membership of the expanded UN Security Council, today welcomed US President Barack Obama's backing for New Delhi, saying it was "delighted" at the

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  Miffed Pakistan Says, US Decision Based On Temporary Expediency

  World | November 08, 2010 20:31 IST

  Islamabad, Nov 8:  A miffed Pakistan today said US President Barack Obama's endorsement of India's bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council would add to the "complexity" of efforts to revamp the world

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  Obama Endorses India's Bid For Permanent Seat In UNSC

  India | November 08, 2010 19:26 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) President Barack Obama today announced support for India's quest for permanent membership of a "reformed" UN Security Council (UNSC) "in the years ahead", as he wrapped up his three-day state

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  US Should Endorse India's UNSC Candidacy: McCain

  World | November 06, 2010 20:52 IST

  Washington, Nov 6 (PTI) The United States should fully back India's pursuit of permanent membership of the powerful UN Security Council, John McCain, the top Republican leader said, days after President Barack Obama described the