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India co-chairs launch of UN initiative to support accountability for crim
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
He made these remarks at the 'Launch of Group of Friends to promote Accountability for Crimes Against Peacekeepers' in the Trusteeship Council. Along with India, contributing countries like Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco and Nepal, participated as its co-chairs.
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Pakistan seeks more international aid as it fails to deal with devastating
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Next year will set another record for humanitarian relief requirements, with 339 million people in need of assistance in 69 countries, an increase of 65 million people compared to the same time last year, according to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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UN peacekeeping is more challenging than ever before: Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
He made these remarks at the 'Launch of Group of Friends to promote Accountability for Crimes Against Peacekeepers' in the Trusteeship Council. Along with India, contributing countries like Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco and Nepal, participated as its co-chairs.
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Key expectation that Afghanistan will not again sever as base for terroris
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking on the key priorities for India during its current tenure at the UNSC, he added, "One of the key expectations there is that Afghanistan will not sever as a base for terrorism against other countries. We expect whoever has authorities in Afghanistan to respect and honour that commitm
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"World is not stupid..." Jaishankar's response to Pakistani journos questi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a sharp retort, Jaishankar said the world isn't stupid and it is not forgetful. "...The world increasingly calls out countries, organisations indulging in terrorism...my advice is to clean up your act and try to be good a neighbour."
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People's Liberation Army again tests India's resolve along border
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Chinese troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) clashed with the Indian Army in the eastern area of the two countries' disputed border on December 9.
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Distance between humans and nature is growing: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The idea that humans are facing a global extinction of experience of nature is popular, but there is poor empirical evidence of its reality. To shed more light on this, the scientists measured how the average distance from an individual's home to the nearest area with low human impact change
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ICode Foundation concludes the 6th Edition of ICode Global Hackathon - the
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]/Singapore, December 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): The 6th Edition of the ICode Global Hackathon was concluded on 10th December with 800 finalists from 16+ countries participating in it. The Hackathon 2022 started with over 2 million students from 72+ countries participating in the com
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US, Africa seal USD 15 billion in trade investments during Washington summ
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Since 2021, the US government said that it has helped close more than 800 two-way trade and investment deals across 47 African countries for a total estimated value of over USD 18 billion, and the US private sector has closed investment deals in Africa valued at USD 8.6 billion.
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We value the G20 presidency of India, says G20 Deputy of France
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The First G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting, under the Indian Presidency, was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka, during December 13-14, Finance Ministry said in a press statement. The meeting saw an enthusiastic gathering of over 160 foreign delegates including Deputies from G20 membe
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Indian Navy chief discusses defence cooperation with Sri Lankan PM, Presid
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In an earlier release, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said the visit of CNS symbolises strong relations and close cooperation between the two countries, with Sri Lanka being accorded the status of 'Priority One' partner by India.
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Textile industry is committed to achieving the $100 billion export target
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Piyush Goyal said that textile is a sector where margins of 5 per cent are very important to become competitive, adding, "With the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with countries we are insisting that we get duty-free access for Indian textiles. Both in UAE and Australia textile sector assures me
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