At the outset, I would like to express India’s appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for scheduling this discussion on a subject of great significance for us, our region and the world. I also commend the German delegation for
coordinating intergovernmental negotiations in an excelle…
My delegation would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his briefing and for introducing the Council’s report (A/65/53).
Since its creation in 2006, the Human Rights Council has played a commendable role. This has helped the Council to achieve its pre-eminent, legitimate and…
I join other colleagues in thanking the President for convening this follow-up meeting to the High-level Meeting convened by the Secretary-General, which was attended by our Minister for External Affairs, His Excellency Sri S. M. Krishna, on 24 September 2010.
India associates itself with the state…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting on a topic of importance and significance to all of us. Let me at the outset align my delegation with the statement delivered by my colleague from Bangladesh on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Because of t…
Before I start, I would like to express my sincere condolences to the Government and people of Barbados on the sad demise of their beloved Prime Minister, The Honourable David Thompson.
It gives me great pleasure to address this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the report (A/65/4) of the …
Allow me to begin by reaffirming India’s conviction in the leadership of Mr. Joseph Deiss as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I also take this opportunity to warmly thank Member States for electing India a member of the Security Council for the 2011 and 2012 term.
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I am honoured and privileged to participate in today’s discussion on sport for peace and development. Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report on the item under discussion (A/65/270).
Sports are an important element in building character. They not only teach people to be just a…
I am deeply honoured and privileged to participate in today’s joint debate on the agenda items “Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations” and “Culture of peace”.
As the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World comes to an end, and we celebrate…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of India at today’s joint debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his reports on the items under discussion (A/65/152, A/65/165), including the eighth consolidated progress report on implement…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for having convened today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. We are grateful for the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2010/493) and are appreciative of the briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura. W…
Regrettably, the Pakistani representative has once again taken the floor. We reject all the untenable and unsolicited remarks from the delegate of Pakistan.
I am taking the floor in exercise of the right of reply to the statement just made by the representative of Pakistan. Predictably, my distinguished colleague from Pakistan has once again addressed the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and made baseless and false allegations against India that are far from …
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly and by assuring you of the full cooperation of my delegation. In the interest of saving the Assembly’s valuable time, I will read out only part of my address, the full text of which has been circulate…
At the outset, let me thank the President for organizing today’s debate.
I would like to begin by joining others in expressing appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, for leading our debate on the right to safe drinking water and sanitat…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his annual report on the work of the Organization (A/65/1).
The commitments that we undertook in 2000, enshrined in the Millennium Declaration, were renewed by our leaders two weeks ago at the High- level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals …
I am honoured to be present at this august gathering and to speak on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), an aspiration that so fittingly captures the global vision and promise for
humanity in the twenty-first century. Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. Co-Chair, for your stewardship, guida…
My delegation joins others in welcoming the consensus that made it possible for the General Assembly to unanimously adopt resolution 64/298. India has consistently held the view that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected by all States. Therefore, the Governme…
Let me take this opportunity, at the very outset, to offer my congratulations to Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, on his outstanding efforts in facilitating consultations on the draft resolution on the second review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terror…
Let me begin by thanking the President for his personal initiative in organizing these meetings and proposing resolution 64/294 for focused action by the international community on the humanitarian situation arising from the floods in Pakistan.
As we commemorated World Humanitarian Day yesterday, P…
I should like to thank you, Sir, for having organized this very important discussion. I am very glad to see the Under- Secretary-General and the Force Commanders here in our midst.
As one of the most active participants in United Nations peacekeeping operations, India attaches very great significan…
