India has had a neighbour that is an epicentre of global terrorism: S Jaishankar at UNGA

India has had a neighbour that is an epicentre of global terrorism: S Jaishankar at UNGA

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that since Independence, India has confronted the challenge of “havingĀ a neighbour that is an epicentre of global terrorism”. Addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, he said that major international terrorist attacks are traced back to “that one country” for decades now, referring to…

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UN backs two-state declaration condemning Hamas and Israeli strikes; India votes in favour

UN backs two-state declaration condemning Hamas and Israeli strikes; India votes in favour

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted the “New York Declaration,” a resolution calling for tangible steps towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to official UN proceedings. The text-drafted after a July peace conference in New York co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France-was backed by 142 member states, with 10…

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‘The only path forward is diplomacy’ UN Secretary General after US attacks Iran

‘The only path forward is diplomacy’ UN Secretary General after US attacks Iran

‘Following the US strikes on Iran, António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, on Sunday said that there is no military solution, the only path forward is ‘diplomacy’. Early on Sunday, US President Donald Trump declared that US forces had ā€œcompletely and totally obliteratedā€ Iran’s key nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan via…

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