(The following is the transcript of presentation made during an International Webinar on “Road to Peace: Prospects for the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” organised by China Institute of International Studies, Beijing on 26 May 2023)...
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Contents
INDIA IN THE UN
INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS
PLURILATERAL DEVELOPMENTS
PEACE AND SECURITY
MISCELLANEOUS
I. INDIA IN THE UN
India participates in LDC5
The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least...
सिंहवत्सर्ववेगेन पतन्त्यर्थे किलार्थिनः॥
[Verse from the Yogavasishtam 3.78.6]
(English translation: Those who intend to get work done cast themselves on the task with all possible speed, like a lion) [1]
Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), often known as...
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Background
The February 2021 ceasefire agreement between the Indian and Pakistan armies was a win-win situation for both sides as it ended senseless exchanges of fire and artillery duels that resulted in loss of life and damage to property. However...