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"Diplomacy Is Not About Crying Wolf": India's Advice To Pakistan On Kashmir

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday January 17, 2020

A day after yet another attempt by China to raise the Kashmir issue before the United Nations Security Council flopped, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin today advised Pakistan to reopen traditional diplomatic channels instead of "crying wolf" through its regional ally.

UN Security Council Meet On Kashmir Tonight After China Push: Sources

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday January 15, 2020

The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed-door meeting on Kashmir tonight in New York, sources told NDTV. The meeting, sources said, comes after push from China, the all-weather ally of Pakistan, which called for such meetings earlier as well.

"An India Where An Immigrant Can...": Satya Nadella Amid Citizenship Row

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella said on Monday he was saddened by "what is happening", amid protests across the country over the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). "I think what is happening is sad... It's just bad...I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India or bec...

"Very Few Already Made It": UN Thanks India For Paying Dues On Time

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 11, 2020

The United Nations (UN) has thanked India for paying its regular budget assessments, only the fourth nation to make full contributions within the specified timeframe of the 193-member world body.

"Delegation That Epitomises The Dark Arts...": India Rips Into Pak At UN

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 10, 2020

Pakistan should stop peddling falsehoods and heal itself of its "malaise", India said on Thursday at the UN Security Council, calling it a country that epitomizes the dark arts. "There are no takers here for your malware," India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, said in a sharp message to Pakistan while criticizing ...

At United Nations, US Justifies Killing Iran Commander As Self-Defense

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 9, 2020

The United States told the United Nations on Wednesday that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani last week was self-defense and vowed to take additional action "as necessary" in the Middle East to protect US personnel and interests.

US Denies Visa To Iranian Foreign Minister To Attend UN Meet: Official

World News | Reuters | Tuesday January 7, 2020

The United States has denied a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that would have allowed him to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday, a U.S. official said.

"Wouldn't Have Wasted Time": Greta Thunberg Over Talking To Trump At UN Summit

World News | Reuters | Monday December 30, 2019

Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg said on Monday that talking to U.S. President Donald Trump at a United Nations summit on global warming would have been a waste of time since he would not have paid any attention.

"Not Interested" In Raising Kashmir In UN Security Council: Russian Envoy

India News | ANI | Tuesday December 24, 2019

Emphasising that the issue of Kashmir should be discussed bilaterally between India and Pakistan, Russia on Wednesday said that it is "not interested" in raising the matter in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

"We're Feeling Helpless," Assam 5th Grader Writes To UN Secretary-General

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Tuesday December 24, 2019

A fifth-grade student in Assam has written an open letter to the UN Secretary-General over the violence that has gripped his state following protests against the newly amended citizenship law. The student's emotional letter, written amid violence and curfew, urges the United Nations to intervene and restore normalcy to his state.

"Withdraw" UN Remarks, West Bengal Governor Urges Mamata Banerjee

India News | ANI | Saturday December 21, 2019

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her statement demanding United Nations' intervention on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

China, Russia Urge United Nation Security Council To Ease North Korea Sanctions

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 18, 2019

China on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unanimously back its joint proposal with Russia to ease sanctions on North Korea, warning that dialogue to resolve nuclear tensions must not regress.

No Talks On Kashmir At UN Security Council As China Withdraws Request

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Tuesday December 17, 2019

China has withdrawn a notice for a discussion at the United Nations Security Council today on Jammu and Kashmir.

UN Security Council To Meet On Kashmir Today At China's Request: Report

India News | Reuters | Tuesday December 17, 2019

The United Nations Security Council will meet at China's request on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, diplomats said.

Citizenship Law "Discriminatory" Against Muslims, Says UN

India News | Reuters | Friday December 13, 2019

The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Friday that India's new citizenship law is "fundamentally discriminatory in nature" by excluding Muslims and called for it to be reviewed.