India and its three allies in the quest for Security Council reform - Brazil, Germany and Japan - have called for a determined push for the adoption of a text for conducting the negotiations and to set a time-frame for the changes
Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has criticised European countries for not recognising the Indian-made Covishield vaccine, calling it a “retrogressive” step
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations but his statement was much milder compared to those he made the previous two years
Biden has shifted his priorities to the Indo-Pacific where a direct confrontation with China is building up and, in fact, he cited that as a rationale for pulling out of Afghanistan, writes Arul Louis for South Asia Monitor
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not the head of state like President Joe Biden but head of government his equivalent in protocol is Vice President Kamala Harris, who is partly of Indian origin, and she will be the formal host
The US Defence Department has revealed that India cooperated with the US in the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan and the evacuation of its citizens and others after the Taliban took over the country and have agreed to help those at risk there, according to a US spokesperson
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held significant discussions on Tuesday with leaders of France, whose relations with the United States is fraying over Washington's actions in the region
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the Quad alliance of India, the US, Japan and Australia has been "elevated" and declared that Washington will stand up for allies and friends
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday projected a gloomy prognosis for the world warning that it was on the “edge of an abyss” and called for immediate action to save it from the plethora of crises ranging from the Covid pandemic and climate change to inequality and polarisation
The annual parade of presidents, prime ministers, princes and potentates starts off on Tuesday in New York City when they meet in person and virtually at the United Nations General Assembly to grapple with global problems, promote their own agendas and engage in diplomacy
