India at UN

India Counters UN Rights Chief On Manipur, Kashmir

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India has responded strongly to UN human rights chief Volker Turk’s remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, saying that the world’s largest democracy continues to be a “healthy, vibrant and pluralist society”. Addressing the 58th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, Arindam Bagchi, India’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, said, “As India … Read more

India Slams Pakistan at UN

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New Delhi: India on Thursday launched a scathing critique of Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing the country as a “failed state” that relies on international aid to survive. India’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, Kshitij Tyagi, accused the Pakistani leadership … Read more