UN Security Council

India flags ‘vested interests’ as Pakistan leads UNSC’s Taliban sanctions committee

Council members must be prevented from chairing committees when they have “vested interests”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on…

Updated: November 15, 2025 13:07 IST

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit New Delhi

India to host Taliban foreign minister in New Delhi from Oct 6-9, UNSC gives approval

Muttaqi’s visit follows previous contacts with Indian officials, including a conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in May and…

October 3, 2025 09:30 IST

Death toll rises to 32 as Cambodia reports 12 more killed in clashes with Thailand

Gen. Maly Socheata, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, told reporters Saturday that seven more civilians and five soldiers…

July 26, 2025 08:14 IST

Thailand launches F-16 strike as tensions with Cambodia escalates into armed clashes

Both blamed each other for starting a morning clash at a disputed area of the border, which quickly escalated from…

July 25, 2025 06:58 IST

Trump had joined the other leaders (before leaving) in issuing a statement saying Iran 'can never have a nuclear weapon' and calling for a 'de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza'.

Trump directs national security staff to convene in Situation Room: White House

Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State has too departed from the G7 summit 2025 amid the rising Iran-Israel hostilities.

June 17, 2025 08:31 IST

‘Pakistan has violated the spirit of the Indus Waters Treaty’: India tells UN, cites 20,000 terror victims

India’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, while addressing a UN Security Council Arria Formula meeting on water protection during armed…

Updated: May 24, 2025 14:03 IST

India-Pak tensions: Pakistan says it has right to seek UNSC meeting

“We see that all of this that is happening is in the context, in the backdrop of the situation in…

Updated: May 3, 2025 06:05 IST

Pakistan’s Temporary Membership in the UN Security Council: A New Chapter or a Threat to Global Security?

While the move is presented by Pakistani diplomats as a chance for the country to play an active role in…

Updated: January 3, 2025 15:24 IST

Brazil’s G20 Presidency will focus on tangible results on UNSC reforms, climate action

“India achieved a significant result by finding consensus on a summit declaration last year, paving the way for Brazil to…

November 15, 2024 21:13 IST

The Security Council and the State of Insecurity!

Among the many institutions of the United Nations, the “Security Council” is primarily responsible for the preservation of international peace and…

April 10, 2024 17:20 IST

Blocking listing proposals in UNSC to sanction terrorists smacks of double-speak: India, in veiled reference to China, Pakistan

“Let us turn to the subsidiary bodies inhabiting a subterranean world, with their own custom-made working methods and obscure practices…

Updated: March 12, 2024 12:49 IST

Introspect on deserved global reputation as ‘world’s terrorism factory’; India hits out at Pakistan in UNHRC

Under Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva Jagpreet Kaur exercised the country’s Right of Reply at…

Updated: March 5, 2024 10:39 IST

Why is UN Security Council rendered ‘completely ineffective’ in resolving Russia-Ukraine conflict, asks India

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador, Ruchira Kamboj, raised the question at a UN General Assembly plenary meeting held…

Updated: February 27, 2024 11:46 IST

Afghanistan's Taliban New Vice Laws, Bans Women's Voices and Bare Faces

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

A statement by 11 of the 15 council members condemned the Taliban’s repression of women and girls since they took…

Updated: February 27, 2024 10:09 IST

India, Afghanistan, Taliban government, Security Council, top news, world news, latest news,

India calls for formation of an inclusive and representative government structure in Afghanistan

Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has not honoured their earlier promises to give women the right…

December 21, 2023 16:35 IST

UN Security Council to hold first talks on Artificial Intelligence risks

Governments around the world are considering how to mitigate the dangers of emerging AI technology, which could reshape the global…

Updated: July 17, 2023 10:40 IST

Want to see expansion of UNSC permanent seats to include India, Brazil, Germany, Japan: UK

Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of…

Updated: July 4, 2023 15:29 IST

Def Minister calls for expansion of the UNSC; highlights India’s role in UN Peacekeeping

The minister called for a substantial increase in investment in training, technology, and resources, recognizing the importance of equipping peacekeepers…

Updated: June 13, 2023 15:33 IST

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