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UNSC is not fulfilling its primary mandate

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It is not in the interest of the five permanent members to neuter the Security Council completely. They can work out other uses for it. They could prefer it to be an option to address issues where their primary interests are not at stake (Shutterstock)
Updated on Mar 21, 2022 07:16 am IST

Indian diplomacy’s climate test, writes Syed Akbaruddin

The world cannot solve the climate crisis without India’s active participation. We will need to seek an equitable outcome based on climate justice that also provides for financing and space for our transition
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 09:28 pm IST

Indian envoy to UN outlines Pakistan’s direct involvement in manufacturing terror

India’s permanent representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti.
Updated on Aug 04, 2020 10:10 am IST

TS Tirumurti is India’s new permanent representative to the UN, to replace Syed Akbaruddin

TS Tirumurti, India’s new face at UN, has played a key role in recent prime ministerial visits and engagements abroad.
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 09:04 pm IST

Syed Akbaruddin, India’s face at UN, set to retire; TS Tirumurti likely to take over

India’s permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin is set to retire in April 2020.
Updated on Apr 26, 2020 10:08 pm IST

UNSC talks will ease Kashmir tension, most members concerned, says China

China has called on India and Pakistan to enhance dialogue, exercise restraint and work for regional peace and stability.
Updated on Jan 17, 2020 10:11 pm IST

China isolated on Jammu and Kashmir in informal UNSC talks

China and Pakistan tried, for the third time, to raise the Kashmir issue at the United Nations, in part to embarrass India on the international stage
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 07:11 am IST

‘Repeat offender’: Indian envoy to UN slams Pak PM for tweeting fake clip

Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Updated on Jan 05, 2020 02:28 am IST

‘Repeat offenders’: India’s UN envoy criticises Imran Khan for fake video

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had tweeted a video clip and claimed that it depicted police atrocities against Muslims in Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Jan 04, 2020 09:35 am IST

End ‘inaction’ on expansion of UN Security Council, says India

India has lashed out at the continued “inaction” on the question of reforms to expand the UN Security Council and said the present body is “lacking legitimacy and accountability”.
Published on Nov 26, 2019 11:57 pm IST

Terror groups like LeT and Jaish continue to ‘destabilise region’: India at UN

India’s permanent representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin.
Updated on Nov 20, 2019 12:31 pm IST

Path shown by Gandhiji will lead to a better world, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gandhi Solar Park at UN Headquarters in New York during a Gandhi@150 commemorative event on Tuesday to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary and India’s global leadership in renewable energy.
Updated on Sept 26, 2019 01:12 am IST

They may stoop low, we soar high’: India to ignore Pakistan at UN

Indian Envoy to UN Syed Akbaruddin
Updated on Jul 01, 2020 10:08 pm IST

Dawood Ibrahim’s illegitimate activities from ‘safe haven’ pose real danger: India to UNSC

Dawood Ibrahim’s activities pose danger.
Published on Jul 10, 2019 10:38 am IST

India seeks ISIS-like focus from UNSC on Pak-based terrorists

Participating in a UNSC discussion on linkages between organized crime and international terrorism, Indian Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin also called for the world body to start collaborating its counter-terrorism efforts with the Financial Action Task Force.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 10:45 am IST

Pakistan among nations backing India for 2-year UN Security Council term

Fifty-five countries of the Asia-Pacific group, including Pakistan, have unanimously endorsed India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term.
Updated on Jun 26, 2019 12:28 pm IST

India backs UN move against terror funding, points to ‘serial offender’ Pakistan

India's permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin.
Updated on Mar 29, 2019 10:11 am IST

Peacekeeping strategy headed for tragedy: India warns at UN

India has warned that asking peacekeepers to “do more with less” is a strategy that is “setting us all up for a tragedy”.
Updated on Nov 21, 2018 02:06 pm IST

India suggests voting to break UNSC reform deadlock

India's permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin.
Published on Nov 21, 2018 01:50 pm IST

India slams UNSC Sanctions Committees for ‘opacity, lack of accountability’

India's permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Updated on Nov 11, 2018 08:18 pm IST

Will continue balanced, moderate approach to protecting human rights, says India after election to UNHCR

“India’s victory today at the UN General Assembly during elections to human rights council is a reflection of high standing that our country enjoys globally,” said Syed Akbaruddin, India's permanent Representative to the UN.
Updated on Oct 13, 2018 09:08 am IST

Pakistan’s ‘one-trick pony’ act on Kashmir doesn’t resonate at UN, says India

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj being received by India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin (C) and India's Consul-General in New York, ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty (right).
Updated on Sept 24, 2018 11:21 pm IST

India slams UN Security Council for failing to cripple Taliban’s drug trade

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, said 60% of the Taliban’s revenues are from drug trade, and poppy cultivation is said to be the largest cash crop in Taliban-controlled areas.
Published on Sept 18, 2018 06:50 pm IST

At UN, India says it hopes new Pakistan govt will try to build terror-free South Asia

India countered Pakistan’s latest attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Security Council.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 11:43 am IST

How can ‘grossly unrepresentative’ Security Council pursue noble cause of responsibility to protect: India

Members of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.
Updated on Jun 26, 2018 02:36 pm IST

Unrealistic to expect UN peacekeepers to protect civilians in conflict situations: India

This photo taken on February 04, 2016 shows UN peacekeepers standing guard near Timbuktu's airport.
Updated on May 23, 2018 10:25 am IST

On Ambedkar Jayanti, UN sees protests by Sikhs over atrocities against minorities

The United Nations flag flies in front of the Secretariat Building at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Updated on Apr 14, 2018 12:53 pm IST

Irreconcilable guns need to be silenced in Afghanistan: India tells UNSC

Afghan security personnel arrive at a site after a car bomb targeted foreign troops in Kabul on March 2.
Updated on Mar 09, 2018 12:07 pm IST