North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, walks near Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (AP file photo) North Korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday, marking its first test in nearly a year. The launch of a weapon that can potentially reach the US mainland, comes just days before the US election, a…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday pointed out India’s strengthened stance on terrorism, saying that there would be a response if similar attacks to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks were to take place again.Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Jaishankar asserted the need for a “double engine government” in Maharashtra, citing the Centre’s…
S Jaishankar at Brics meeting in Kazan NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar, speaking at the Brics Plus Summit on Thursday, reiterated India’s pitch for reforms in the permanent and the non-permanent categories of the UN Security Council.Speaking at the 16th Brics summit in Brics plus format in Russia’s Kazan, Jaishankar also sought reforms…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the Brics summit in Kazan where he called upon the countries to unite against terrorism and terror financing. He also stressed upon the need for reforms in global institutions like UN Security Council which has been facing backlash for its failure to stop the Israel-Gaza war.“We…
Indian supports UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon India has expressed concern over the safety of peacekeepers following an incident along the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel. Two United Nations peacekeepers were injured by an Israeli strike while the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) were engaging Hezbollah. The Blue Line, established in the 1970s, has been a…
The Middle East edged nearer to a wider regional conflict following Iran‘s launch of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday, sending almost 10 million people into bomb shelters as projectiles and interceptors exploded in the skies above. Israel said it has initiated restricted ground operations in Lebanon, focusing on the Iran-supported Hezbollah militia.According to Israeli…
The sky over Israel lit up in a haunting glow as Iran launched a massive barrage of at least 180 missiles late Tuesday night, marking another dangerous chapter in the long-standing conflict between the two nations. The attack comes amidst a volatile situation in the Middle East, threatening to escalate into a full-scale regional war.As…
Representative Image (Picture credit: AP) A missile was fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday, which triggered air sirens in the country.As per the news agency AFP, “The missile force… carried out an operation targeting… ‘Ben Gurion’… Airport,” the Iran-backed group said in a statement, adding it had named the…
France President Emmanuel Macron NEW DELHI: Taking note of the significant challenges to the multilateral system with the UN at its core, the G4 countries – India, Japan, Brazil and Germany – stressed that a comprehensive reform of the UN security council is an essential part of any endeavour to make the UN better reflect…
NEW DELHI: In a major b0ost to India’s efforts to secure a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), President Emmanuel Macron of France on Thursday that he was fully in support of expanding the body to make it more inclusive and representative of the changing world order.Addressing the UN General Assembly, Macron…
