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Sinosphere' growing, threat to India rising

Nepal has already voted in K.P. Sharma Oli's Left alliance and the traditionally pro-India Nepal Congress sits on the...

1 March 2018 12:05 AM IST

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Indian diplomat walks out of SAARC meet over PoK minister's presence

India considers Kashmir as its integral part and does not recognise any minister for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

10 Dec 2018 1:24 PM IST

I would like to place on record and reiterate that the state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India. No amount of empty rhetoric from Pakistan will change this reality, First Secretary in Indias Permanent Mission to the UN Sandeep Kumar Bayyapu said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

J&K inalienable for us, Pak's empty rhetoric won't change it: India at...

India exercised the Right of Reply, strongly rejecting Pakistan's reference to Kashmir in the 193-member UN body.

26 Jun 2018 12:02 PM IST

She defeated another woman Honduras UN Ambassador Mary Elizabeth Flores Flake by 128-62 with two abstentions in the secret-ballot vote. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

UN General Assembly elects Ecuador's Foreign Minister as next...

Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces will be the fourth woman to lead the 193-member world body in its 73-year history.

6 Jun 2018 3:19 PM IST

Indian diplomat from countrys Permanent Mission to UN, Eenam Gambhir, exercised Indias Right of Reply and rejected Qureshis baseless allegation made during his General Assembly address on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)

'New Pakistan' cast in mould of old: India slams Imran Khan-govt at UN

Countering Qureshi's remarks on terrorism, India said Pak is 'host and patron' of 132 UN-designated terrorists.

30 Sept 2018 9:39 AM IST

Swaraj asked world leaders how can India pursue dialogue with a nation that glorifies killersâ€ and allows the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to roam freeâ€ with impunity.

At UN, Sushma shames Pak on terrorism, rules out talks

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj tore into Pak on terrorism and justified India's decision to call off talks.

30 Sept 2018 1:20 AM IST

Swaraj warned against a delay in reforming the world body, saying reform must begin today as tomorrow could be too late. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

UN must accept it needs fundamental reform, says Sushma Swaraj

For long, India has been calling for the reform of the UN Security Council along with Brazil, Germany and Japan.

29 Sept 2018 8:55 PM IST

Swaraj said the demon of terrorism now stalks the world, at a faster pace somewhere, a slower pace elsewhere, but life-threatening everywhere. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Pak's commitment to terrorism continues unabated: Sushma Swaraj at UN

In her address to the UN, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj described terrorism as an 'existential threat' to...

29 Sept 2018 8:31 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it takes very little to worsen a situation and he was a promoter of peace. (Photo: AFP)

Domestic political, electoral compulsions behind India's reluctance to...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Qureshi were slated to meet on the sidelines of ongoing UN General Assembly...

29 Sept 2018 3:21 PM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an independent investigation into deadly clashes in Gaza between Palestinians and Israeli troops, while Security Council members urged restraint on both sides. (Photo: File)

UN chief meets South Asian leaders, discusses peacekeeping, climate...

The Secretary-General met Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Friday and the two discussed 'regional...

29 Sept 2018 11:48 AM IST

China, throttled by export barriers to the US, might diversify the structure of its exports, using overseas production and export units in countries with trade ties to the US. India could be one such location.

China says it won't be pushed around by US on trade

Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted that his country 'will not be blackmailed' or bow to pressure.

29 Sept 2018 11:27 AM IST

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PM Modi gets UN green award for solar push, plastic fight

Six of the world's most outstanding environmental change-makers have been recognised with the Champions of the Earth...

28 Sept 2018 1:27 AM IST