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Russia Joins Global Leaders Backing India’s Bid For Permanent UNSC Seat, After UK, US, France

In a significant boost to diplomatic ties, Russia on Saturday entered the growing list of countries backing India's long-standing demand for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). This announcement came after the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Bhutan, Portugal, and Chile recently made similar endorsements.  Supporting India and Brazil's bid for a permanent seat at UNSC, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly, stressed that a "fairer world order" requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UNSC. "We are not stepping away from dialogue with the West. In July, upon the proposal of Russia, there was an open debate in the Security Council on the subject of building a ...
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Video | UNGA में S Jaishankar की Pakistan को खरी-खरी-‘आतंक का परिणाम विनाशकारी होता है’

संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा (UNGA) में शनिवार को विदेश मंत्री एस जयशंकर ने पाकिस्तान को खरी-खरी सुनाई. उन्होंने कहा कि आतंक का परिणाम विनाशकारी होता है. पाकिस्तान की सीमा पार आतंकवाद की नीति कभी सफल नहीं होगी. उन्होंने कहा कि, शांति और विकास साथ-साथ होते हैं. जयशंकर ने यह भी कहा कि, भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच अब केवल एक ही मुद्दा सुलझाया जाना है और वह है पाकिस्तान द्वारा अवैध रूप से कब्जाए गए भारतीय क्षेत्र को खाली कराने का मामला. Source link...
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Pakistan’s Cross-Border Terrorism Policy Will Never Succeed, Can’t Expect Impunity: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar firmly condemned Pakistan's "cross-border terrorism policy," asserting that it "will never succeed" and emphasising the need for Pakistan to vacate illegally occupied Indian territory while addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday. In reference to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's remarks, Jaishankar stated, "We heard some bizarre assertions from this very forum yesterday. Let me make India's position very clear - Pakistan's policy of cross-border terrorism will never succeed. And it can have no expectation of impunity. On the contrary, actions will certainly have consequences." He further urged Pakistan to abandon its longstanding attachment to terrorism. Our Statement at the General Debate o...
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‘Actions will certainly have consequences’: S Jaishankar warns Pakistan at UNGA – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday tore into Pakistan at the United Nations and warned that its cross-border terrorism policy can and will never succeed. Citing Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speech where he accused New Delhi of "escalating tensions" in Kashmir, Jaishankar also warned that Islamabad's "actions will most certainly have consequences". Addressing the UNGA, Jaishankar said that the "issue to be resolved between the two countries is only the vacation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir by Islamabad and the abandonment of its long-standing attachment to terrorism.""Some make conscious choices with disastrous consequences. A premier example is our neighbor Pakistan. Unfortunately, the mystics affect others as we...
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India Rebukes Pakistan At UNGA For Raking Up Kashmir: ‘Terrorism Will Invite Consequences’

At the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), India denounced Pakistan’s attempt to raise the Jammu and Kashmir issue, labelling it as “hypocrisy” from a nation with “a global reputation for terrorism.” On Friday, Bhavika Mangalanandan, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, delivered a pointed Right to Reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks, where he had urged India to reverse the abrogation of Article 370 and engage in dialogue. Mangalanandan called out Pakistan for attempting to undermine India’s democracy while itself being run by the military and having a long history of terrorism. “The truth is that Pakistan covets our territory and has continuously used terrorism to disrupt elections in Jammu and Kashmir, an i...
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Raises Kashmir Issue at UNGA

Pakistan on Friday once again raked the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanding that India should reverse the 2019 abrogation of Article 370  to “secure durable peace”. Addressing at the General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Sharif also accused New Delhi of “massive expansion of its military capabilities" and issuing threats to cross the LoC to take over Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.  He suggested that India should enter into a dialogue for “peaceful” resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue, and said “like the people of Palestine”, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have “struggled for a century for their freedom and right to self-determination," news agency PTI reported. Pakistan routinely raises the Kashmir issue at the ...
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‘Gen Z Is reviving the values of 1971’: Muhammad Yunus praises Bangladesh youth at UNGA – Times of India

Chief Advisor to the interim Bangladesh government, Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, has praised the people of his country for the protests that led to the removal of Sheikh Hasina’s government. Speaking at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday, Yunus stressed on the role of Generation Z in reviving the values that defined Bangladesh’s birth in 1971.Yunus while addressing the assembly expressed hope that the nation's collective resolve would shape the "Bangladesh of the future." He said, “I stand in this parliament of nations, thanks to a transformation that Bangladesh witnessed this July and August.The power of the ordinary people, particularly our youth, presented to our nation an opportunity to overh...
‘Maybe somebody wants a Nobel Prize’, how Zelenskyy took a dig at countries proposing peace plans
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‘Maybe somebody wants a Nobel Prize’, how Zelenskyy took a dig at countries proposing peace plans

New Delhi: Speaking on the floor of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took aim at the countries using peace efforts to add a Nobel Peace Prize to their political biographies. “The peace formula has already existed for two years. Maybe somebody wants a Nobel Prize for their political biography for frozen truce instead of real peace, but the only prizes Putin will give you in return are more suffering and disasters,” said the Ukrainian leader while attending the 79th session of the UNGA Wednesday. Some are attempting to achieve a “lull” to the war, instead of an end to the conflict, he added. Show Full Article This May, China and Brazil jointly presented a six-point peace plan for an international peace conference ...
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US revokes Georgian PM’s Invitation to Biden’s UN reception amid strained ties – Times of India

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and US President Joe Biden (Photo: Agencies) Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze was reportedly disinvited from a reception hosted by US President Joe Biden during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday. Kobakhidze was scheduled to address the UNGA on Thursday and had originally been invited to the event.Kobakhidze's invitation was revoked due to what US officials described as the Georgian government’s "anti-democratic actions, disinformation, and negative rhetoric towards the US and the West," according to the US Embassy in Tbilisi.Georgian officials confirmed that the US also declined all meetings with the Georgian delegation. Georgian parliamentary speaker Shalva Papuashvili condemned the move, calling it "frivolous."The ...
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz to raise Kashmir, Palestine, Islamophobia issues at UNGA – Times of India

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to raise long-standing issues on United Nations Security Council's agenda which includes Jammu and Kashmir along with the war-torn Palestine. The PM will also address the rising tide of Islamophobia across nations, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement."Will present Pakistan's perspective to the world, advocate our interests & strengthen international partnerships," Shehbaz said on X, who will address the 79th United Nations General Assembly on September 27 in New York.Last year, Pakistan had raked up the J&K issue at UNGA saying that Kashmir was the "key to peace" between India and Pakistan. "Pakistan desires peaceful and productive relations with all our neighbours including India," interim PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar had said ...
Politics

Exclusive: No Modi-Yunus Meet On Sidelines Of UN Summit Of The Future In New York

New Delhi: The much-touted meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will not be taking place on the sidelines of the UN ‘Summit of the Future’ (SoTF) that will be held on September 22-23 in New York, multiple sources told ABP Live.  PM Modi will be addressing the UN SoTF on September 23 where he will speak on the theme of the meet, ‘Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’. He is expected to make a strong pitchSource link
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India skips vote on UNGA call for end to Israeli occupation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution demanding that Israel end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months, "without delay".The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution with overwhelming support, as 124 nations voted in favour, 14 against and 43, including India, abstained.The vote came in the middle of the 10th emergency special session considering Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.Those abstaining included Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Nepal, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. While UK abstained despite backing the two-state solution, Japan voted in favour, saying Tokyo attaches great importance to the International Court of Justice and it...