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UNSC begins closed door meeting on India revoking special status to Jammu & Kashmir
India | Aug 16, 2019, 08:28 PM ISTThe outcome of the UNSC meeting will not be a formal pronouncement as the consultations are informal in nature. India and Pakistan are not attending the meeting, which is open only to the five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members.
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UNSC meeting on Kashmir a 'grave diplomatic failure' of government: Congress
India | Aug 16, 2019, 06:07 PM ISTSinghvi said Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh is India's internal issue and nobody, group or organisation can assert to the contrary. It is for the first time in 48 years that the UN has taken up the Kashmir issue, he said, adding that this is a glaring "diplomatic failure" by the BJP government.
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'Closed consultations' on Kashmir special status in UNSC today: Here's what it means
India | Aug 16, 2019, 09:49 AM ISTIndia's decision on Jammu and Kashmir's special status has landed up on an international forum, courtesy Pakistan and its "all-weather friend" China. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet on Friday to discuss India revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan wrote a letter on the issue to the world body.
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UN Security Council to hold closed door discussion on Kashmir today
World | Aug 16, 2019, 12:01 AM ISTTensions between New Delhi and Islamabad have heightened following India's move on Kashmir earlier this month. Following that, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations by expelling the Indian High Commissioner and suspended trade ties with India.
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China asks for UNSC meeting to discuss Kashmir after Pakistan writes letter to UN
World | Aug 15, 2019, 11:05 AM ISTChina has formally asked for "closed consultations" in the UN Security Council to discuss India revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan, Beijing's closest ally, wrote a letter on the issue to Poland, the Council President for the month of August, a top diplomat here said.
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Pak seeks emergency meeting of UNSC over Kashmir
World | Aug 14, 2019, 07:33 AM ISTPakistan has formally called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss India's move to revoke the special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday.
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UNSC President refuses to comment on Pakistan's letter on Article 370
World | Aug 09, 2019, 08:39 AM ISTTensions between India and Pakistan spiralled after the Indian Parliament on Tuesday passed a resolution to revoke Article 370 and a bill bifurcating Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories.
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Govt's top priority is to get permanent seat in expanded UNSC: V Muraleedharan
India | Jun 26, 2019, 04:58 PM ISTThe government has accorded highest priority to getting permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and is actively engaged in the ongoing intergovernmental negotiations on UNSC reform.
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India's candidature for UNSC non-permanent seat for two-year term endorsed by Asia Pacific group
World | Jun 26, 2019, 11:16 AM ISTElections for five non-permanent members of the 15-nation Council for the 2021-22 term will be held around June next year.
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UNSC sanctions terror group ISIS' South Asia Branch
World | May 15, 2019, 01:43 PM ISTThe UN has sanctioned ISIS' South Asia Branch, a terrorist group formed in 2015 by a Pakistani national and a former commander of the TTP, for its links with al-Qaeda and involvement in several deadly attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan that killed over 150 people.
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India, Germany, Brazil, Japan 'absolutely needed' at UNSC as permanent members: France
World | May 07, 2019, 12:50 PM IST“In terms of policy, France and Germany have strong policy which is to work together to enlarge the Security Council and to succeed in terms of the negotiations that should lead to the enlargement of the Security Council,” France’s Permanent Representative to the UN François Delattre said.
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China shows signs of cracking, Masood Azhar may finally be designated a global terrorist by UN
India | May 01, 2019, 09:43 AM ISTChina is said to be being gradually driven towards a consent in Unite Nations security Council to designated Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist. Masood Azhar is the mastermind of Pulwama terror attacks.
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New move by US to blacklist Masood Azhar at UN
News | Mar 28, 2019, 10:48 AM ISTNew move by US to blacklist Masood Azhar at UN
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Germany initiates move at European Union to list Masood Azhar as global terrorist
World | Mar 20, 2019, 07:08 AM ISTGermany has proposed a ban on Azhar by the European Union. But so far there is no resolution on the issue has been moved yet, diplomatic sources told PTI.
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India has exposed China and Pakistan in front of the world: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Mar 16, 2019, 08:45 PM ISTUnion minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that India had successfully managed to expose Pakistan and China at the international forum.
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China defends blocking Azhar terror listing, says it will help in finding lasting solution
World | Mar 14, 2019, 02:07 PM ISTAs to the technical hold at the 1267 Committee our action is to make sure that the committee will have enough time to study the matter so that the relevant sides will have time for dialogue and consultation
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#BoycottChineseProducts trends on Twitter as China blocks Masood Azhar's listing as global terrorist
India | Mar 14, 2019, 03:27 PM ISTChina's last minute move has not just saved Masood Azhar from being banned, but has also triggered outrage among people. From boycotting Chinese goods to raising tarriffs, there are all sorts of suggestions people are coming up with against Beijing.
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Will United Nations ban Masood Azhar today? China remains cryptic
India | Mar 13, 2019, 09:12 AM ISTChina in the past blocked at least three attempts to bring the JeM chief under UN sanction.
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India again urges UNSC members to list JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist
India | Mar 09, 2019, 04:14 PM ISTThe US, Britain and France had moved a proposal at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) last week to designate the chief of the JeM, which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack, as a global terrorist.
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UN Security Council reform process "contentious" issue: General Assembly President
World | Mar 09, 2019, 02:46 PM ISTIndia has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for an urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.