Rulers and decision makers must deter aggression and a calculated pursuit of violence in today's world” by nations “impelled by political goals such as territorial expansion or domination, or by deviant nonstate actors and terrorists who sow fear and destruction due to their deviant belief systems”, he said.
When asked about the Mumbai 26/11 attackers who came from Pakistan and the presence of internationally declared terrorists like Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of that attack, and even Osama bi Laden in his country, his response was: “You know this is the kind of discussion I would like to avoid”.
India on principle would be opposed to a meeting of the Council on the issue because it considers that disputes with Pakistan are bilateral matters under the 1972 Simla Agreement between its leaders and there should be no third-party involvement. However, the Council is empowered under the UN Charter to convene a meeting on the issue.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told a TV outlet that there was “an immediate threat” of a confrontation
The United Nations COVID-19 summit passed up a pre-recorded video message from Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, who was scheduled to speak in an afternoon session headlined 'The Road to a COVID-19 Vaccine - a Global Public Good.'
Farmers in India have the right to demonstrate peacefully and authorities should allow them, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric
A Maharashtra government village school academician, Ranjitsingh Disale, from Solapur has bagged the Varkey Foundation-UNESCO's top Global Teacher Prize-2020' worth $1 million (Rs 7.40 crore), according to an official announcement made in London
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for global solidarity and a sense of urgency to confront COVID-19
Equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, medicines and medical equipment will be secured in global response to the ongoing global pandemic, according to speakers at a special session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in response to the health crisis
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will virtually address a special session of the United Nations General Assembly’s on the coronavirus on Friday morning
India has accused Pakistan of violating the spirit of a UN resolution it had itself sponsored by transferring the control of the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara to a non-Sikh body
Saying it accepts “all religions as true”, India has called on the UN to take a stand against Hinduphobia and violent bigotry targeting Sikhism and Buddhism as well
UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Volkan Bozkir has called for joint efforts to fight misinformation and disinformation about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
On the eve of the beginning of the relocation of Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar to Bhashan Char, the United Nations reiterated its offer to engage with the process subject to technical and protection assessments of the island to be carried out by independent experts
A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year, a nearly 40 per cent increase on 2020 which is "almost entirely from COVID-19", a top UN official said on Tuesday
The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted contraceptive access for an estimated over 25 million couples in India, said a report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has written to the Sri Lankan government seeking details about a complaint made by a Sri Lankan parent regarding the violation of the rights of a child, in this case involving corporal punishment
The United Nations in Nepal has condemned the rape and killing of a six-year-old girl from Bardibas Municipality in Mahottari district
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday
