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Arms Trade Treaty: Why India abstained
Arms Trade Treaty, originally conceived to control illicit arms trade, has been hijacked and converted into an instrument of coercion favouring a few arms exporting...
India’s big bet at the UN
India’s recent stint at the United Nations Security Council leaves some questions unanswered. India’s recent tenure at the Security Council was, to borrow a...
A case in absentia
India has failed to leave its imprint in its two years at the UN Security Council On November 1, India began its month-long presidency of the Security Council....
Missed opportunities
It’s hard to find a happy diplomat at the United Nations Security Council these days. Western officials grumble about the difficulty of negotiating with India,...
Unreal diplomacy at the UN
The vote on Libya New York suffered a tediously long winter this year, but for a few weeks in March there was an unusual sense of spring-like renewal at the United...
Why Germany abstained
A vote to move beyond trans-Atlantic unity While NATO attacks on Libyan forces continue intermittently, another debate rages alongside. This one concerns why Germany...
For status or stature?
India in the multilateral system. India’s voice carries significant weight today in multilateral forums due to its enhanced economic performance, political stability,...
A crown of thorns
These were the words, it seems, that most Indians were eagerly waiting to hear when US President Barack Obama addressed the joint session of the Indian parliament: “I...
UNnecessary
As Shashi Tharoor’s interview in last month’s issue of Pragati epitomises, the obsession of the Indian political elite with the United Nations (UN) continues...
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