United Nations, March 31 (IANS) India condemned on Monday the killing of peacekeepers in Lebanon and said it would seek accountability for the crime. Three peacekeepers from Indonesia with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed within 24 hours, according to Under-Secretary for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix.India’s United Nations Mission said in a statement: “We condemn the recent attacks on United Nations Peacekeepers deployed in UNIFIL, and pay our hom…
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New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India and Russia held Foreign Office Consultations here on Monday, reviewing their Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership and discussing bilateral, regional, and global issues of mutual interest. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko co-chaired the Foreign Office Consultations.In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “India-Russia Foreign Office Consultations, co-chaired by F…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of several Northeastern states extended warm greetings to the Assam Rifles on its 191st Raising Day, praising the force for its courage, professionalism, and steadfast commitment to safeguarding the borders and maintaining peace in the region.The Assam Rifles celebrated its 191st Raising Day on Tuesday, marking nearly two centuries of service since its inception in 1835. Known as the ‘Sentinels of the North East’, it is…
Washington, March 24 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held calls with counterparts in India, Canada, and Kenya focusing on Iran, the Middle East crisis, and broader security coordination, his spokesperson said.Rubio spoke with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, and Kenyan President William Ruto, as Washington intensified diplomatic outreach on Iran and regional stability.In their call, the two leaders discussed the evolving situation in…
Washington, March 21 (IANS) The Trump Administration is pushing for a leaner and more focused United Nations, with its top diplomat to the world body, Mike Waltz, telling lawmakers that the organisation must return to its core mission of maintaining international peace and security.Testifying before lawmakers at a congressional hearing in New York, Waltz defended the administration’s effort to overhaul the UN, arguing that decades of expansion have not delivered proportional results.“The UN …
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India and Russia held the 7th UN Consultations in New Delhi on Tuesday, with discussions focused on issues related to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) agenda, particularly counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, UNSC reforms and others. Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Sibi George and Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov co-chaired the meeting. Russia’s Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov and other officials were present during t…
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) A prominent American daily has laid out what it describes as the “20 best things” President Donald Trump did in 2025, arguing that the scale of his actions in the opening phase of his second term goes beyond a conventional year-end accounting.A Washington Post column, written by Marc A. Thiessen and published under the banner “The 20 best things Trump did in 2025,” says Trump has had “such a consequential start to his second term” that “my normal list of 10…
United Nations, Dec 29 (IANS) As the Security Council wallowed in veto-induced inertia in 2025, the UN’s peace-making initiatives moved away towards the White House, which brokered an end to the seemingly intractable Gaza conflict and put others like that between Thailand and Cambodia in check.Yet also, in a symbol of the UN’s enduring global influence, US President Donald Trump, who had constantly denigrated the UN, had to get the Council’s stamp of approval for potential partners to sign…