China reaffirms support to Pakistan on Kashmir
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) China reaffirmed its support to Pakistan on the Kashmir issue during a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the UN…
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Turkey’s President raises Kashmir issue at UNGA
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the Kashmir issue at the high-level General Assembly session on Tuesday, calling for a dialogue to resolve the problem on the…
In contrarian message, Trump preaches patriotism at UNGA
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump took to the global stage of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to make a passionate case for nationalism declaring, “Love of our…
Guterres urges South Asia dialogue to counter high tensions
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that India and Pakistan should hold dialogue to lessen the tensions there. In his address at the inauguration…
Top awards conferred on PM Modi
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to be conferred the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Award for the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign on the margins of the UN General Assembly on…
Modi discusses cricket to counter-terrorism in meetings with leaders
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with five world leaders on Monday on the sidelines of the General Assembly meeting to discuss bilateral cooperations with matters ranging from…
France appreciates India being part of Christchurch Initiative
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron appreciated India’s association with the Christchurch Call to Action, an initiative to combat online terrorism and extremism and secure the internet, named after the New Zealand…
Anti-terrorism measures should not be politicised: Modi
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged nations not to politicise anti-terrorism measures like the listing of militants for UN sanctions or imposing financial restrictions on countries involved…
PM, MEA ministers hold over 20 bilateral meets at UNGA
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) With Pakistan aggressively focusing on Kashmir on the sidelines of UN General Assembly meet, India too has been keeping up with its diplomatic outreach and on Monday held meetings with…
Modi holds bilaterals with Namibia, Maldives presidents
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Keeping up his bilateral engagements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with Namibia President Hage Geingob and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on the margins of the UN General Assembly…
Modi holds bilaterals with Niger president, Italian PM
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with the President of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou and the prime minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte, and also met UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore, on…
Modi holds bilateral with Qatar Emir, meets other leaders
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) India and Qatar reviewed the full range of their ties during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, on the…
World not doing enough on climate change, warns Modi
By Arul Louis Nw York, Sep 23 (IANS) Warning that world is not doing to fight climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday an ambitious multi-pronged plan against global warming. “What we need…
India to raise non-fossil fuel target to 450 GW: PM
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told the United Nations that India’s policy on climate change action has been guided by the principle of “need, not greed”, and that New…
India on mission mode to eradicate TB by 2025: Modi at UN
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday outlined the four pillars of his government’s health policy, and declared that India is on mission mode to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025. Addressing the…
Trump makes unexpected visit to climate summit as Modi speaks
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) Did Prime Minister Narendra Modi influence US President Donald Trump to listen to the message of fighting climate change? Trump, who was supposed to boycott the Climate…
Need, not greed is India’s guiding principle on climate change: Modi
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told the United Nations that Indias policy on climate change action has been guided by the principle of “need, not greed”, and that New…
PM to address UN Climate Action Summit, hold bilaterals
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the UN Secretary General’s summit on Climate Change on Monday, besides participating in a Leaders’ Dialogue on Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist…
Modi says ‘sorry’ to Senator’s wife for his absence
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) ‘Howdy Modi’ was not just about fiery speeches and a show of strength by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump. It was also about the Prime Minister’s personal…
Sheikh Hasina in NY to attend UNGA
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached New York to attend the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, where she is slated to meet her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi,…