India presents detailed model on behalf of G4 nations for UNSC reform that displays flexibility on veto

India presents detailed model on behalf of G4 nations for UNSC reform that displays flexibility on veto

India has presented a detailed model on behalf of the G4 nations for Security Council reform that includes new permanent members elected democratically by the General Assembly and displays flexibility on the veto issue. Participating in the Inter-governmental Negotiations on Security Council reform (IGN) on March 7, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira … Read more

India not having permanent seat on UNSC is ‘absurd’: Tesla CEO Elon Musk

India not having permanent seat on UNSC is ‘absurd’: Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk. File | Photo Credit: AP Billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk has said it is “absurd” that India does not have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council despite being the most populous country on Earth, as he called for an overhaul of the United Nations (UN) organs. The remarks by … Read more

UN vote on Gaza aid further delayed as US works ‘intensely’

UN vote on Gaza aid further delayed as US works ‘intensely’

A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip and ask the U.N. to monitor humanitarian aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave has again been delayed at the request of the U.S., diplomats said on Wednesday. “Negotiations are ongoing and need more time. A rushed vote does not … Read more

Russia, China veto US-led draft resolution in UNSC on Gaza, rival text by Moscow also fails

Russia, China veto US-led draft resolution in UNSC on Gaza, rival text by Moscow also fails

Russia and China vetoed a US-led draft resolution in the UN Security Council that would have called for humanitarian pauses in fighting to allow aid access to Gaza while a rival text by Moscow on the Israel-Hamas conflict failed to garner enough votes in its favour. The 15-nation UN Security Council voted on two rival … Read more

Morning Digest | SC to pronounce judgment in same-sex marriage case; UNSC to vote on resolutions on Israel-Hamas war, and more

Morning Digest | SC to pronounce judgment in same-sex marriage case; UNSC to vote on resolutions on Israel-Hamas war, and more

People take part in a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people, on October 16, 2023, in Boston. | Photo Credit: AP Same-sex marriage case | Supreme Court to pronounce judgment today A Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud is scheduled on October 17 to pronounce its judgment in a series … Read more

Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region; holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians

Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region; holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians

Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat told the UN Security Council on September 21. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s determination to guarantee … Read more

UK sanctions Russians over ‘deportation of Ukraine children’

UK sanctions Russians over ‘deportation of Ukraine children’

The UK on Monday announced new sanctions in response to “Russia’s attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity,” targeting those involved in the “forced deportation” of children from Ukraine to Russian-controlled territory. Foreign minister James Cleverly announced the 14 sanctions ahead of a speech at the UN Security Council (UNSC) as part of a session on … Read more

Russia, Ukraine face off at U.N. with rival tributes to dead

Russia, Ukraine face off at U.N. with rival tributes to dead

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya exits the room during a meeting at the UNSC to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia and Ukraine faced off at the U.N. Security Council on Friday on the first anniversary of their war, with their confrontation even … Read more

Countries that use cross-border terror to serve narrow political purposes must be held accountable: Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj

Countries that use cross-border terror to serve narrow political purposes must be held accountable: Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj

India’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj. File | Photo Credit: AP Countries that use cross-border terror for narrow political purposes must be held accountable, India has said in the UN Security Council, in a veiled reference to Pakistan, and underlined the need for nations to stand together against the common threat of terrorism … Read more

As Jaishankar to chair session on counter-terrorism at the UNSC, Pakistan launches claims against India

As Jaishankar to chair session on counter-terrorism at the UNSC, Pakistan launches claims against India

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS As External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar prepares to chair a UN Security Council meeting on terrorism on Thursday, Pakistan said it is distributing a new “dossier” on terrorism to UNSC members that alleges Indian agencies were involved in “masterminding” a 2021 blast near … Read more