Nikki Haley enters race for president as first challenger to Trump for the Republican nomination

Born and raised in South Carolina, Haley noted how her Indian parents made her “different” from most other Americans. Her parentage made her the nation’s first female Asian American governor and the first Indian American member of the Cabinet.  Haley’s first campaign event, previously teased as a “special announcement,” is set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. […]

China delays bid by US, India to sanction Pakistan militant at UN

India and the United States wanted JeM terrorist Abdul Rauf Azghar to be subjected to a global travel ban and asset freeze.

Ukraine Crisis: India abstains from UNSC vote on Russian invasion, explains move

India has abstained on a US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution that deplores in the strongest terms Russia’s attack against Ukraine. India said that dialogue is the only answer to settling differences and disputes. India also said that it is a matter of regret that the path of diplomacy was given up and the stakeholders must […]

India elected to three principal bodies of UN Economic and Social Council

India was on Tuesday elected to three United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) bodies. The three UN bodies where India has been elected are the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the Executive Board of UN Women, and the Executive Board of the World Food Programme. “India gets elected to 3 […]

India contributes $300,000 to UN Women to support gender equality

India has contributed USD 300,000 to the United Nations agency for gender equality and women empowerment, a contribution lauded by the UN entity. India made the contribution to UN Women, the world organization’s entity for gender equality and women’s empowerment. “#India contributes USD 300,000 to @UN_Women for 2021,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador […]

India’s vaccine production capacity is best asset world has today, says UN chief

Calling for India to play a major role in global vaccination campaign, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday termed the vaccine production capacity of India as the “best asset” that the world has today. Addressing reporters here, the UN chief said, “I know that in India there is a very high level of production […]

India slams Pakistan over Hindu temple vandalism, says Islamabad can’t hide behind UN resolution

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for being one of the co-sponsors of a United Nations resolution on promoting a culture of peace even as Pakistan authorities remained “mute spectators” as a mob vandalized a historic temple in its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “The resolution can not be a smokescreen for countries like Pakistan to hide behind,” […]

Nobel Peace Prize 2020 awarded to World Food Programme

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger. It was honoured, “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted “as a driving force […]

UNHRC moves an intervention application in Supreme Court over CAA

In an unprecedented move, the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights has moved an intervention application in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act issue. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, informed India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva on Monday that her Office had filed the intervention application. Ministry of External Affairs […]