Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb recently warned that the country will face "transitional pain" after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to loan Pakistan USD 7 billion, which the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government has pledged would be the last from the Washi
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. During the meeting, the talks focused on the Pact for the Future, reforming multilateralism, artificial intelligence, climate action, and concerns in West Asia and Ukraine.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underscored the significance of BRICS for multi-polarity and global diversity. He further said that the meeting emphasised the need to reform multilateralism and strengthen development.
During the meeting, Jaishankar highlighted the need for reform of United Nations Security Council membership in permanent and non-permanent categories.
Under the "Mission Coking Coal" initiative, part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision, BCCL has implemented key reforms in its auction processes, aimed at increasing the use of domestic coking coal and reducing the strain on India's foreign reserves caused by coal imports.
External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar participated in the second G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Brazilian Presidency on Wednesday, chaired by the President Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The G4 Ministers representing Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan stressed that a comprehensive reform of the Security Council is an "essential part" of any endeavor to make the United Nations better reflect contemporary geopolitical realities and thus fit for the present and future.
External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New York on the theme 'Global Governance Reforms' and highlighted the urgency for UN reforms to ensure representative, credible and effective multilateralism.
Pakistan Peoples' Party Chairman and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has made a commitment to transform Pakistan's judicial landscape. On Tuesday, he pledged to introduce judicial reforms to the country's constitution, according to a report by ARY News.
External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar met with his counterparts from Brazil, Germany, and Japan in New York to reaffirm the G4 nations commitment to urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council through text-based negotiations.
The ongoing efforts by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) are part of a broader national initiative to reform the Waqf Act and ensure that waqf properties are used for the greater good of the community. The JPC is discussing key aspects of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, including digi