Saying that the "war goes far beyond Ukraine", United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that “a sword of Damocles hangs over the global economy” and developing countries are most at risk
A university in India should be able to learn from one in Africa. A Latin American campus should be able to adapt an innovation developed in Asia. Universities should be able to compare pathways, learn from failures, share data and accelerate solutions. This is where SCCN can play a distinctive role
Unlike many regions where imported garments quickly become waste, countries such as India have built thriving ecosystems of repair, resale and recycling. Long before the "circular economy" entered policy vocabulary, informal markets and recycling clusters had already extended the life of clothing through reuse and material recovery.
If Earth Overshoot Day falls on 30 July in 2026 , humanity is currently effectively requiring nearly one and three-quarter Earths to sustain its present patterns of production and consumption.
Climate change is reshaping national security in South Asia. Military preparedness, though important, cannot make up for decaying infrastructure, failing water systems, or recurrent economic disruptions brought on by extreme weather. Governments must expand the definition of security to incorporate climate resilience as a central strategic goal.
Saying that the "war goes far beyond Ukraine", United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that “a sword of Damocles hangs over the global economy” and developing countries are most at risk
India, which has “resolutely fought the battle against terrorism for many decades”, has introduced every year since 2002 a resolution in the General Assembly on “measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction”, he said
With 1.3 million women elected to various tiers of governance and leading decision-making at the grassroots level, India offers the template for their empowerment, according to a top Indian diplomat
The question of veto powers has come to the fore in recent days because of Russia, which has invaded Ukraine, vetoing in the Council any criticism of it for violating the UN Charter and demands that withdraw its troops
India has regretted that despite appeals to Russia and Ukraine a safe corridor has not been set up for a few hundred students trapped in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy even as nearly 20,000 Indians, mostly medical students, have been evacuated on more than 80 flights
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the terrorist bombing that killed 62 people at a Shia mosque in Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan, for which the Islamic State Khorasan (ISIL-K) has accepted blame
India has reiterated its call to Sri Lanka to fulfill its commitments to “protecting the interests of Tamils” by "conducting provincial council elections" and "meaningful power devolution" under the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lankan Consitution, a step, New Delhi said, is in the country’s own interest
After a Russian attack on a nuclear facility in Ukraine, India said it attaches “highest importance” to ensuring the safety of its own atomic plants
India's Pujani was exercising the right of reply in Geneva to Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari's statement at the High-Level Segment of the Council's 49th session
Bhutan broke ranks with India and joined the majority of countries in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in calling for respecting Ukrainian sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and said it is deeply concerned by the escalating conflict in Ukraine
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to censure Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while India abstained on the vote once again
Afghanistan’s economy is heading towards “a point of “irreversibility” and is nearing a “ tipping point” where there will be more businesses closed, job losses, the UN special envoy for the country has warned, asking the international community to work to address the issue of reviving the Afghan economy
In what comes a major relief for Afghanistan, the World Bank has approved a decision transferring $1 billion from the frozen Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) to United Nations' agencies and select international aid groups to support aid operations in the country gripped humanitarian crisis
India has offered to help evacuate citizens of neighbouring and other developing countries stranded in Ukraine but has said that efforts to evacuate its citizens from the war-hit country have been hampered by "adverse conditions" at the borders
Staying true to its traditionally neutral and nonaligned stand, especially on global issues outside its sphere of influence or core security interests, India abstained for the third time on a Security Council vote on Ukraine and said it welcomed the decision by Ukraine and Russia to hold talks