Although Pakistanis and their supporters cite the Security Council resolution asking for a plebiscite to be held in Kashmir, they ignore the Council’s demand that Pakistan and Pakistani nationals completely withdraw from the occupied areas.
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UNSC needs comprehensive reform to remedy structural dysfunction, declares India
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Turning to the role of governments, he said, “Commit to creating and maintaining a free, viable, independent, and plural media landscape”.
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India for universal condemnation of countries providing arms to terrorists
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“And those hopes have been dashed. The edicts against women and girls have come one after the other”, he said of the Taliban fiats against education for girls and women working outside the home.
Indian Army major to get Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award at UN
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India's remains world's fastest growing large economy
“India has become an alternative investment source or destination for many Western companies” he said.
