NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, calling for global alliance during the session themed on “Global Alliance against hunger and poverty“.“We support Brazil’s initiative for a ‘Global Alliance against hunger and poverty’. This is an important step towards the implementation of the Deccan High…
Taiwan, an economy comparable to Poland yet excluded from global organizations, is attempting to join the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a 190-country organization that provides emergency loans and other financial assistance to its members. “Taiwan’s membership in the IMF would enhance financial resilience,” stated the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington during this…
The central government on Friday expressed concern over the deteriorating situation along the Israel-Lebanon border, saying “inviolability of UN premises must be respected by all”.The statement by the government has come in the wake of reports that a few people were injured after Israeli forces allegedly fired at the UN peacekeeping force base in southern…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday addressed the widely discussed debate around the relevance of the United Nations and the need for the multilateral body to reinvent itself to stay in tune with the changing times. Choosing to give a business-like response, given the nature of the forum, the EAM quipped that…
NEW DELHI: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has informed the United Nations Security Council about the second peace summit to end the Russia-Ukraine war, adding that Kyiv has already invited India and other countries to join the mediation process.“We all know what needs to be done if we honestly look at the situation and truly want…
The 79th session of the UN General Assembly began in New York with Palestine taking its seat in the General Assembly Hall next to the UN member states. Although Palestine is not a full member of the 193-member UN body, the Palestinian Authority’s envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour, was seen seated at a table…
Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. This effort aims to prevent an outbreak in a territory devastated by the Israel-Hamas war. Authorities plan to vaccinate children in central Gaza until Wednesday before extending the campaign to the heavily affected northern and…
Ahead of Vladimir Putin‘s Mongolia visit, Ukraine has urged Ulaanbaatar to arrest the Russian President on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant after he lands there on September 3.“We call on the Mongolian authorities to comply with the mandatory international arrest warrant and transfer Putin to the International Criminal Court in the Hague,” the Ukrainian…
US intelligence officials attributed the hacking of Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign to Iran, describing this intrusion as part of Tehran‘s broader effort to interfere in American politics. This marks the first time the US government has blamed Iran specifically for election-related hacking.The FBI and other federal agencies revealed that besides breaching the Trump campaign, Iran…
Friendship Day is the time to pay ode to one of the most beautiful bonds the mankind has ever known. A perfect opportunity to celebrate friendship which is not just about sharing laughs and secrets, but also about standing by each other through thick and thin. Friendship Day in India is celebrated on the first…
