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

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...

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

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...

India, Brazil and South Africa call for comprehensive UN reforms, stronger Global South voice at IBSA meeting

September 29, 2026 10:04 AM

India, Brazil and South Africa call for comprehensive UN reforms, stronger Global South voice at IBSA meeting

India, Brazil and South Africa have called for comprehensive reforms of global governance institutions, including the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), while reaffirming their commitment to strengthening multilateralism and advancing the interests of the Global South. The call was made at the 14th IBSA Trilateral Ministerial Commission Meeting held on September 24 on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York. South Africa's Minister of ...

Russia backs India’s candidature for UNSC permanent seat

September 27, 2026 11:34 AM

Russia backs India’s candidature for UNSC permanent seat

Russia has backed India's candidature for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, saying that any reform of the UN body cannot involve additional seats being allocated to Western countries, especially Germany and Japan. “Our principled approach is the following: UN Security Council reform cannot involve any additional seats being allocated to Western countries, especially to Germany and Japan, who are now on the path to militarism and revanchism,” Russian Foreign Minister S...

G4 ministers call for early reform of UN Security Council, push for expansion in permanent and non-permanent categories

September 24, 2026 10:27 AM

G4 ministers call for early reform of UN Security Council, push for expansion in permanent and non-permanent categories

Foreign Ministers of the G4 countries - Brazil, Germany, India and Japan - have called for an early and comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), stressing that the Council’s current structure does not reflect contemporary geopolitical realities.   The G4 Foreign Ministers - Brazil’s Mauro Vieira, Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Johann David Wadephul, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi To...

AI leaders warn UN of security risks as systems grow more powerful

September 24, 2026 9:41 AM

AI leaders warn UN of security risks as systems grow more powerful

The world's leading artificial intelligence companies warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday of the risks posed by AI to humanity, appealing for governments to work together to manage the increasingly powerful technology. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told the 15-member council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, that if managed poorly, he believed "AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole." The meeting — convened by France during the annual UN...

India at UN Security Council calls for protecting food supply chains amid conflicts

August 26, 2026 6:28 PM

India at UN Security Council calls for protecting food supply chains amid conflicts

India has called for stronger international action to mitigate the impact of armed conflicts on global food security, stressing that food insecurity is primarily a consequence of conflict, political instability and underdevelopment rather than their root cause. Addressing a UN Security Council high-level open debate on “Food Under Fire: The Security Council's Role in Mitigating Global and Local Food Crises” on August 25, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Par...

Red Fort attack ‘officially attributed’ to Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent: UNSC sanctions report

August 13, 2026 12:24 PM

Red Fort attack ‘officially attributed’ to Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent: UNSC sanctions report

The Red Fort terror attack in New Delhi in November last year has been “officially attributed” to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), according to a new report from a UN Security Council body monitoring counter-terrorism sanctions. A deadly and high-intensity explosion that rocked the Red Fort area in New Delhi claimed several lives and left many injured. The explosion had ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station. “AQIS continued to evo...

EAM Jaishankar interacts with visiting UN Permanent Representatives from 17 countries

August 5, 2026 2:05 PM

EAM Jaishankar interacts with visiting UN Permanent Representatives from 17 countries

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar interacted with Permanent Representatives of the United Nations (UN) from 17 countries who are visiting India on a study tour. “Delighted to interact with Permanent Representatives of the United Nations from 17 countries, visiting India on a study tour. As the global order transforms, reformed multilateralism reflecting the aspirations of the Global South is the need of the hour,” EAM Jaishankar said on Tuesday on social media platform X. “Ou...

India rebukes Pakistan at UNSC, says world witnessing suppression of rights in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir

July 24, 2026 10:43 AM

India rebukes Pakistan at UNSC, says world witnessing suppression of rights in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir

India strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing it of suppressing the fundamental rights of people in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and misusing the global forum to push what it described as a "divisive agenda." Delivering India's statement at the UNSC Open Debate on "Strengthening the Mechanisms for Peaceful Settlement of Disputes", India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, asserted that the Union Territ...