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October 30, 2026 10:18 AM

AI, maritime security priorities in India’s pursuit of UNSC election

As threats to maritime security emerge from new technology, India has urged international cooperation to counter them and said it would be a priority for it in pursuing election to the Security Council. "India has identified AI (artificial intelligence) and maritime security as important priorities for its candidature to the Security Council for 2028–2029", India's Permanent Representative P Harish said on Thursday. "Our objective is clear: technology must strengthen human security, not unde...

October 29, 2026 8:21 PM

Jaishankar Meets Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger in New Delhi

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger in New Delhi on October 28 to review bilateral relations and discuss cooperation across key sectors. The two Ministers reviewed the entire gamut of India-Austria relations, including political exchanges, trade and investment, innovation and technology, education, mobility, defence and security, and people-to-people exchanges, according to a press release by the Ministry of External Affairs. Discussi...

October 27, 2026 4:10 PM

BRICS Parliamentary Forum adopts joint declaration; condemns Pahalgam attack, seeks UNSC reforms

The two-day conclave of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum on Tuesday adopted a joint declaration strongly condemning the 2025 Pahalgam attack and all acts of terrorism as it pledged to combat the menace in all its forms and manifestations and also stressed on non-intervention in the internal affairs of any country. The joint declaration, announced by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, also condemned the imposition of unilateral economic and secondary sanctions saying such coercive measures have far reachi...

October 27, 2026 10:13 AM

India calls for comprehensive UNSC reforms, says veto must not serve narrow political interests

India has reiterated its call for comprehensive reforms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), emphasising that the veto power held by its five permanent members must be exercised with restraint and should not become an instrument of narrow political expediency. Delivering India's statement at the United Nations in New York, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, said the veto carries significant responsibility, particularly on matters concerning international ...

October 23, 2026 4:04 PM

Pakistan refused to accept bodies of its own soldiers killed in Kargil war: India at UN

India slammed Pakistan at the UN, reminding the country that it did not even accept the bodies of its own soldiers killed in combat in the 1999 Kargil war but speaks about faith, religious freedom and burials. The interim report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, Nazila Ghanea, said that "Reports of systemic denial of funeral rights in the context of individuals killed in security operations in Jammu and Kashmir, India, including denial of return of bodies to families ...

October 22, 2026 1:47 PM

India flags inaccuracies in UN report, says human rights frameworks cannot shield terrorists

India has criticised factual inaccuracies in a UN Special Rapporteur’s report and asserted that human rights frameworks cannot provide refuge to perpetrators of terrorism or those promoting radicalisation and extremism. Raghoo Puri, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, made the remarks during an interactive dialogue at the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedom...

October 20, 2026 10:35 AM

India calls for stronger safeguards against WMD proliferation at UN

India on Monday urged nations to prevent countries from acquiring sensitive technologies that could be weaponised, while highlighting the risks of weapons of mass destruction falling into terrorist hands. Delivering India’s statement on “Other Weapons of Mass Destruction” at the UN General Assembly’s First Committee, Member of Parliament Dr Alok Kumar Suman reaffirmed the country’s commitment to the full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the Chemical Weapons Conventi...

October 15, 2026 10:31 AM

India urges UN to seek probe into reported killings in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir

India has urged the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to seek impartial investigations into reported killings by Pakistani security forces during protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), along with due process for detained activists and the restoration of internet access in the region. Anuj Swarup, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, raised the concerns while delivering India’s statement at the ...

October 8, 2026 1:45 PM

World has not forgotten 9/11, 26/11 and Pahalgam: India at UN

India has accused Pakistan of losing control of terror groups that it said were created and supported by the country, asserting that the same terror infrastructure has now begun to pose a threat within Pakistan. Exercising India's Right of Reply at the UN General Assembly's Sixth Committee, First Secretary at India's UN Mission Raghoo Puri said Pakistan had sought to portray itself as both a frontline state in the fight against terrorism and a victim of terrorism while concealing the role a...

October 6, 2026 10:34 AM

UN is gridlocked, no longer represents entirety of global interest: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called for reform in the United Nations, saying the global body has become "irrelevant" to the decision-making on major global issues, including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Gulf. He said this in response to a question during an interactive session held at the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in Delhi on Monday. EAM Jaishankar last month addressed the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. At the conclave, the external affairs minister (E...