Swami Vivekananda's life commemorated at UN event

Swami Vivekananda's life commemorated at event at UN

UNSRC President Peter Dawkins said that through the exhibition they want to highlight Vivekananda’s relevance to “the core values and purposes and mission of the United Nations”.

UN head welcomes India-China border agreement

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes “good neighbourly relations” between India and China will be strengthened following their agreement on border de-escalation, his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday.“We certainly welcome any positive engagement between the nations of China and India, and we hope that process of good neighborly relations will be strengthened”, he said.

India tells UN Islamabad disappointed to see real democracy in Kashmir

“India symbolises pluralism, diversity, and democracy. In contrast, Pakistan reminds the world of terrorism, parochialism, and persecution” the Indian diplomat said. 

India’s call for urgent adoption of anti-terrorism treaty it proposed 30 years ago; will Pakistan change its stance?

“Terrorist groups have enormously increased their capabilities by acquiring new and cutting-edge technologies, including drones and unmanned aircraft systems with cameras”, she said. 

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