United Nations, July 28 (IANS) Washington and Paris have clashed over the reelection of Volker Turk as the UN human Rights chief, and it boiled over in the Security Council with the US staging a dramatic walkout when France began to speak.Dan Negrea, a senior US diplomat, accused France of “disingenuous grandstanding” on human rights after he walked out on Monday as France’s Permanent Representative Jerome Bonnafont began speaking during a discussion Ukraine.The public spat between the two…
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Washington, July 23 (IANS) The Trump administration has defended its sweeping overhaul of the United Nations, saying it had secured the largest budget cuts in the organisation’s history while pushing it back towards its original mission of maintaining international peace and security. Appearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday (local time), US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and Ambassador for UN Management and Reform Jeffrey Bartos said the administration had …
Washington, July 23 (IANS) Calls to expand the United Nations Security Council to include India received fresh attention in the US Congress as lawmakers debating the future of the world body argued that its power structure no longer reflects today’s geopolitical realities. During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on reforming the United Nations on Wednesday (local time), Congressman Ami Bera said any meaningful overhaul of the organisation must address the composition of the Security Cou…
Washington, July 23 (IANS) China’s expanding influence within the United Nations emerged as a major concern during a Congressional hearing, with senior Trump administration officials and lawmakers warning that Beijing is using the international organisation to advance its strategic, military and technological interests.During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on United Nations reform on Wednesday (local time), US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said Washington was actively working to cou…
United Nations, July 11 (IANS) India has called for an end to economic embargoes and sanctions, assailing them as barriers to economic and social development, and infringements on the sovereignty of nations.“As the world’s largest democracy, India regards multilateralism as an article of faith”, Eldos Mathew Punnoose, a counsellor at India’s Permanent Mission, told the General Assembly on Friday.Embargoes and sanctions “impede the realisation of human rights, including the rights to deve…
Washington, June 29 (IANS) The United States and Iran have agreed to halt their recent military exchanges around the Strait of Hormuz and move forward with negotiations aimed at preserving a fragile ceasefire, even as both sides continue to disagree over who has authority over one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes. According to reports by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post, officials from both countries signalled on Sunday that technical talks w…
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The Trump administration is presenting its new diplomacy with Iran as more than an effort to end a four-month conflict, arguing that the talks could open the door to a broader transformation of the Middle East and revive ambitions for a regional realignment that has remained elusive since President Donald Trump’s first term.As Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday, senior administration figures described the negotiations as an opportuni…
Washington, June 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran came under sustained bipartisan criticism, with lawmakers, former officials and policy experts questioning whether Tehran had gained more from the agreement than Washington. The criticism came as Vice President JD Vance continued talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland and administration officials defended the deal as the start of a diplomatic process aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear…
Washington, June 22 (IANS) Concerns over the future of the Strait of Hormuz emerged as one of the most contentious issues surrounding President Donald Trump’s new agreement with Iran, with lawmakers, former officials and energy experts warning that Tehran could gain lasting leverage over one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.While the memorandum of understanding signed last week ended nearly four months of conflict between Washington and Tehran, critics across the political spec…
Washington, June 22 (IANS) Vice President JD Vance has emerged as the public face of President Donald Trump’s high-stakes diplomacy with Iran, taking charge of negotiations that could reshape the Middle East while also carrying the political risks of a deal that is already drawing criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.As technical talks on Iran’s nuclear programme began in Switzerland, Vance found himself at the centre of an effort that the Trump administration describes as a historic op…