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  Jaishankar says, 'India won't be intimidated to conform, can't permit others to veto on our choices'

  India | December 22, 2024 10:48 IST

  S Jaishankar has said that India will not allow others to have a veto on its choices. He added that India will do whatever is right in its national interest and for the global good.

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  Is Russia developing nuclear arms for mass destruction in space as it vetoes UN resolution?

  World | April 25, 2024 8:16 IST

  The Russian Federation vetoed a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan aimed at keeping weapons out of outer space. The Security Council rejected the draft resolution, introduced by Japan and the United States, by a vote of 13 in favour to one against, with China abstaining.

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  US vetoes Security Council resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

  World | April 19, 2024 11:12 IST

  The resolution got 12 votes in its favour, with Switzerland and the UK abstaining and the US vetoing against Palestinian membership. Despite supporting a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, the US said that it has to come from direct negotiations between both sides.

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  US: California Governor vetoes landmark anti-caste discrimination bill, Indian community lauds move

  World | October 08, 2023 20:22 IST

  The SB403 bill was introduced by California Senator Aisha Wahab in March to include caste as a protected category. Newsom said that it was "unnecessary" since laws to protect against caste-discrimination already existed in California.

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  Russia vetoes UNSC resolution on Mali sanctions extension; UK calls move 'reckless use of veto'

  World | August 31, 2023 7:48 IST

  13 Security Council members voted in favour of a resolution, drafted by France and UAE, to extend the sanctions by the United Nations and independent monitoring for another year. Russia, during voting, cast a veto, while China abstained from voting on Wednesday.

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  Russia vetoes United Nations resolution to halt attack on Ukraine

  World | February 26, 2022 11:46 IST

  The vote on Friday was 11 in favour, with Russia voting no and China, India and the United Arab Emirates abstaining, which showed significant but not total opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of his country's smaller and militarily weaker neighbour.

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  Trump indicates to veto Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act

  World | November 23, 2019 7:30 IST

  The US Congress on Wednesday passed the legislation that would force the Trump administration to assess whether political unrest in the vital global financial hub justify changing its unique treatment under the US law.

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  India should not give veto power to non-state groups: Aziz

  World | March 02, 2016 17:38 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan is "anxiously waiting" for the "disrupted" Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks to resume, a top aide of Pakistani Prime Minister has said while appealing to India not to give non-state actors "a veto" over

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  China, Russia veto UN resolution to refer Syria to ICC

  World | May 22, 2014 23:43 IST

  United Nations: Russia and China today vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court for the horrific crimes committed during the course of the three-year civil war in the