UNGA unanimously adopts resolution co-sponsored by India declaring December 21 as World Meditation DayThe UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution proclaiming December 21st as World Meditation Day. India played a key role in this...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.51 AM IST
Three Hindu temples in Bangladesh's Chattogram vandalisedIn Chattogram, Bangladesh, three Hindu temples were vandalised during a mob attack amidst ongoing protests sparked by the arrest of former ...
29 Nov, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
Bangladesh recalls Indian envoy Mustafizur Rahman, four others in major diplomatic reshuffleBangladesh's interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, has recalled envoys from five key global locations, after the ouster of Prime Minis...
03 Oct, 2024, 10.34 AM IST
Satendra Siwal episode brings to fore ISI targeting of junior officialsWhile Siwal's was the first case of an Indian staffer being targeted by ISI in one of the P5 countries (permanent members of the UNSC), an ...
05 Feb, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
India deploys platoon of women peacekeepers in UN mission in Abyei"This will be India's largest single unit of women Peacekeepers in a UN Mission since we deployed the first-ever all-women's contingent in ...
06 Jan, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
India launches 'Group of Friends' to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepersIndia, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco and Nepal are co-chairs of the 'Group of Friends to Promote Accountability for Crimes Against Pea...
16 Dec, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
UNGA committee endorses India's resolution for granting Observer Status to International Solar AllianceIndia's Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador R Ravindra said: “Ahead of COP-26 scheduled in Glasgow next week, today's action on the...
29 Oct, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
Highest importance for Bangladesh in India’s ‘neighbourhood first’ policyBangladesh Foreign Secretary Ambassador Masud Bin Momen hosted a ‘Working Lunch‘ for his Indian counterpart on Wednesday afternoon. During ...
19 Aug, 2020, 08.46 PM IST
Muazzem Ali: An accomplished diplomat with great sense of humourA seasoned diplomat Ali was no stranger to India having served in Delhi in 1980s as the Deputy High Commissioner. His stint in Delhi as env...
30 Dec, 2019, 10.38 PM IST
Nehru’s Himalayan UN gaffe: File on permanent UNSC membership offer to India must be traced and declassifiedNehru and Krishna Menon suspected the American offer as a Western ploy to set India against China, and therefore were opposed to it.
15 May, 2019, 11.08 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj speaks to counterparts in US, China, Singapore, Bangladesh, Afghanistan: SourcesEnvoys of Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Turkey and Indonesia were also briefed about the air strike.
27 Feb, 2019, 08.49 AM IST
Harsh Vardhan Shringla is new Indian envoy in BangladeshHarsh Vardhan Shringla who was appointed next High Commissioner to Bangladesh is India's current envoy in Thailand.
18 Nov, 2015, 07.53 PM IST
Key diplomatic missions to have new envoys soonGautam Bambawale, a 1984-batch IFS officer who is currently posted in Bhutan, is likely to succeed TCA Raghavan in Islamabad.
24 Sep, 2015, 10.20 AM IST
Atul Khare named head of UN Department of Field SupportAtul Khare, 55 will succeed Bangladesh's Ameerah Haq as the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Department of Field Support (DFS).
08 Jan, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
Atul Khare named UN Under Secretary-General for Field SupportKhare has been appointed as the head of DFS, which provides dedicated support to peacekeeping field missions and political field missions a...
08 Jan, 2015, 02.44 AM IST
- India for reform in "working methods" of UN Security Council
India said the 'working methods' of UN Security Council need reforms.
24 Apr, 2010, 03.18 PM IST
- Whose war is it anyway?
South Asia is at the top as far as UN peace-keeping missions go.
09 Nov, 2008, 02.51 PM IST