India last presided over the Council in August last year when T.S. Tirumurti was the permanent representative and before that in 2011 and 2012 during current Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s tenure as the envoy to the UN.
India's Oil Diplomacy: Navigating the Gulf Crisis With Strategic Autonomy
India's cultivated access to alternative energy suppliers, including Russia, the United States and producers in Africa, provided flexibility when the Gulf route became severely disrupted. The diversification was the product of sustained procurement changes over several years, rather than an achievement of the crisis period alone.
The Ganga Is More Than a Bilateral Dispute: Sustainable Water-Sharing is the Key
The expiration of the 1996 treaty is more than a diplomatic deadline between the two parties. It tests whether India and Bangladesh can move from sharing a scarce water supply to managing the common risks that affect its availability.
South Asia’s Green Transition: Need for Regional Cooperation to Capture Value
Pakistan has used imported solar technology to respond to immediate energy costs. Bhutan and Nepal can earn from renewable electricity. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have established export-oriented manufacturing capabilities. India is attempting to develop a broader advanced manufacturing base.
Himalayan Disasters Need a Himalayan Solution: The Case for a Regional Alliance to Mitigate Risks
Nepal's PM proposed a "Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism, led by Nepal, India and China. Through this mechanism”, the countries could “share satellite data and expertise.” This could be a good initiative, as it would help predict disasters and prepare for them.
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India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh to send helicopter units to UN peacekeeping mission in strife-torn Mali
Several countries have pulled out of or announced plans to withdraw from the peacekeeping operations in Mali. MINUSMA is one of the deadliest operations having claimed the lives of 292 peacekeepers.
India calls for unified UNSC action against North Korea
Kamboj’s mention of nuclear and missile technology proliferation putting India at risk is a reference to the well-documented swap of Pakistan's clandestine nuclear technology for North Korea's missile technology, although she did not name the countries.
India lashes out at countries preventing 'concrete outcome' on UNSC reform; China opposes text or timetable for reforms
The paralysis of the Council, the UN’s highest decision-making body that is charged with taking action to end conflicts and ensure international peace, has brought a sense of urgency to the reform process.
India asks UNSC Monitoring Team to stay vigilant against terror groups in Afghanistan; Pakistan, China abstain on German resolution condemning Taliban
We keep mentioning and talking about our unpleasant experiences often. They are also frequently important to bring focus on specific issues, but it is also equally important to speak about the good ones - ones that make you happy and amazed at the same time.
UN reforms: Ghana president suggests mechanism for UNSC, UNGA to take up proposals together
The barrier to UN reforms is a group of 13 countries led by Italy and which included Pakistan that has blocked the adoption of a negotiating text on which to base the discussion.
India abstains on Russia-sponsored UNSC resolution involving Ukraine; only China votes with Russia
This was at least the 11th time India had abstained on a substantive resolution at the Security Council and the General Assembly involving Ukraine.
Rohingya extremists should be held accountable for massacre of Hindus in Myanmar: UN expert calls for 'unified action' against junta
An Amnesty International investigation found that “up to 99 Hindu women, men, and children” had been massacred by ARSA fighters, who also abducted Hindu villagers in August 2017 in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
Security Council reform: UNGA president finally appoints leaders for renewed negotiations
A small group of countries - which includes Pakistan - have so far blocked the reform process by preventing the adoption of a negotiating text which has meant that the IGN functions without a proper agenda or a record of the negotiations.
China blocks yet another Pakistan-based terrorist leader from sanctions
US and India have asked the Security Council committee dealing with sanctions on the Islamic State and al-Qaeda along with affiliated groups like the L-e-T to impose sanctions on Mahmood, who runs its international operations.
Guterres visiting India; to pay tributes to 26/11 victims; will visit Gujarat
At the Ekta Nagar in Gujarat's Kevadia, Gutteres is to join Modi to launch the Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), the MEA said. Gujarat is Modi’s home state.
India abstains again on UNGA resolution condemning Russia in Ukraine conflict
The Assembly session also witnessed a sideshow by Pakistan, which stuck to its gimmick of bringing up Kashmir regardless of the topic on the agenda. Kamboj dismissed it as an attempt to misuse the UN forum with “frivolous and pointless remarks”.
India votes with West on three UNGA procedural matters, while remaining silent on crucial Ukraine vote
India joining the West against Russia on procedural matters is not necessarily a precursor to a change in New Delhi’s neutrality in voting on substantive matters involving Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
UN Counter-Terrorism Committee to meet in India in rare away session
Holding the meeting in India is a special effort by New Delhi to draw world attention to the terrorist attacks and the threats it faces and to prepare the international community to deal with the emerging technologies that could be force multipliers for terrorists.
Four South Asian - three Bangladeshis, one Pakistani - UN peacekeepers killed in attacks in Africa
Over 431 peacekeepers have died in the operations in the DRC, of them 31 were Pakistanis.
