As India and Pakistan clashed in the Security Council over relevance of the UN observer group at the LoC, a spokesperson for UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the force can be terminated only by a decision of the 15-nation body. ...
12:29 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The end of 2012 will see India complete an eventful two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, leaving the high-table of the world body with confidence of returning "very" soon having established its credentials as a dominant global power. ...
03:45 PM, Dec 21, 2012
India has called for "zero tolerance" towards gender-based violence as it noted that protection of human rights of women in armed conflict continues to pose a "pressing" challenge. ...
12:29 PM, Dec 01, 2012
United Nations: India will showcase its low-cost Aakash tablet at the UN, highlighting the country's innovation involved in creating the "most competitively priced" tablet computer. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said a presentation on the tablet will be held on November 28 at the world body's headquarters here to which UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will be invited. Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Canada-based Datawind, which...
01:39 AM, Nov 03, 2012
United Nations: Citing its non-proliferation record, India told the UN Security Council that given its ability and willingness to promote global non-proliferation objectives, its membership of the four nuclear export control regimes should be "the next logical step." India's Permanent Representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said India has never been a source of proliferation of sensitive technologies and it is determined to further strengthen its export control systems...
02:50 AM, Apr 22, 2012
United Nations: India has given over $ four million to the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF), bringing to nearly $ 30 million its total contribution to the entity launched in 2005 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then US President George Bush for promotion of democratic values. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri handed over a cheque for $ 4.17 million on Friday to UN Secretary General...
06:30 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Talks have been on for an international treaty to tackle terrorism. ...
09:38 AM, Oct 09, 2009
