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Israeli military intercepts surface-to-surface missile, which set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel; no reports of casualties or damage

It is not the legitimacy of ICJ that is in question, but how the world’s powers believe in the role of international institutions

The non-UN mission would be funded by voluntary contributions, with the US pledging up to USD 200 million

While addressing the UN General Assembly, Bhutan FM said, We believe that the UNSC must evolve to stay relevant and effective to address the multifaceted challenges of our times and in this regard, Bhutan supports the expansion of both the permanent and non-permanent categories of the Security Council

Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Yoon Suk Yeol invoked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s visit last week to Russia, which is one of the five permanent members of the council, the UN’s most powerful body

Following that, Zelenskyy is anticipated to go south to Washington, DC, for his second wartime appearance before the US Congress.

Ukraine has become a global breadbasket, contributing around 10 percent of the world's wheat trade through its exports.

NATO’s growing presence in the Pacific evokes a painful history of colonialism that shaped modern Asia

The challenge is to retain countries including Brazil, India and South Africa within its sphere of influence

With rising security concerns, conflict, and an overall increase in the number of powers in this multipolar order, the use of veto requires amends

Responding to a question from a Pakistani TV journalist about how long would it take for terrorism to end in South Asia, Jaishankar said: "You're asking the wrong Minister!"

"India has called upon both sides to return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue, and also expressed its support for all diplomatic efforts to end the conflict," India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj told them in the Security Council on Tuesday.

Addressing the UNSC's annual debate on Security Council reform on Thursday, UK Ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward said, "Our position is well known

Addressing the UNSC's special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee in the national capital, Jaishankar said, "Terrorism remains the gravest threat to humanity.

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said his government will back the bids of India and Japan for permanent member status at the UN Security Council. President Wickremesinghe is currently in Japan to attend the state funeral of the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. During a meeting with Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa […]

Besides Jaishankar, the other participants at Thursday's meeting were Foreign Ministers Carlos Franca of Brazil, Annalena Baerbock of Germany, and Yoshimasa Hayashi of Japan.

Terrorism is a global menace that demands joint international response and coordination. It cannot be tackled in isolation, nor can it be condemned selectively. The nations which infamously pursue the ‘good terrorist, bad terrorist’ line of policy are bound to swallow their own bitter medicine. By blocking the joint bid by India and the United […]

United Nations: Responding to Islamabad’s attack on New Delhi at the UN Security Council over Kashmir, India has reminded Pakistan of its “shameful history” of committing the genocide of hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh for which it has not apologised or even acknowledged. “The reign of terror unleashed by Pakistan on the population […]

By Dr Vanishree Joseph, Dr N V Madhuri The number of people forcibly displaced as a result of conflict, humanitarian crises, persecution, violence and human rights violations touched 82.4 million by the end of 2020, according to UN Security Council data. This is the highest number on record and more than double the level of […]

Diplomatic maturity lies in tactfully harmonising divergences with the convergence of mutual interests and seeing that, at the end of the day, the latter prevails over the former. In the midst of ever changing global geopolitics and shifting power dynamics, the challenge for a democratic country like India is to balance the national interests in […]