As the twentieth century approaches its
closing years, we the States Members of the United Nations can legitimately
look back with pride at one of the greatest achievements of this
Organization the wave of decolonization that, in the 47 years since the
San Francisco Conference, has transformed t…
The year 1992 represents an epochal phase
in the history of the United Nations. Thirteen more nations have joined the
Organization, making it near-universal. In keeping with the spirit of the
times, we have received two reports, "An Agenda for Peace" (A/47/277) and the
annual report of the Secre…
My delegation joined the consensus in
support of draft resolution A/47/L.2, entitled "Emergency assistance to
Pakistan".
India was deeply moved by the extensive damage and devastation caused in
Pakistan by the unprecedented floods in that country. Certain parts of India
were also severely affec…
May I, at the outset, congratulate you. Sir,
on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at this session.
I should also like to express our appreciation for the stewardship of the
forty-sixth session of the General Assembly by your predecessor.
Ambassador Samir Shihabi of Saudi …
I have no intention of prolonging this exchange
with Pakistan at this hour. The inherent contradictions in the statement of
the representative of Pakistan are quite clear. No amount of misleadinq
propaganda will alter the position that Jammu and Kashmir is, and will always
remain, an integral pa…
Once again my delegation finds itself with no
alternative but to exercise its right of reply to the delegation of Pakistan.
In the guise of promoting the noble objective of the exercise of the
self-determination of peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign
occupation, Pakistan has ch…
I consider i t a privilege to address the forty-second
session of the General Assembly on behalf of India on agenda item 12. The
appropriateness of the decision of the Assembly in 1982 to observe 1987 as the
International Year of Shelter for the Homeless i s enhanced by two factors: the
tenth an…
The Government and people of India take considerable pride in the fact that, 39 years ago, at the very first session of the General Assembly, our delegation was among the first to raise the question of Namibia, then known as South West Africa, in this forum. The question of 'Namibia thus belongs to …
Human society has come a long way since the dawn of civilization. Through the rise and fall of empires and the blossoming and atrophy of cultures, man has consistently conquered new horizons of knowledge and achievement in virtually every field of human activity. There have also been those in histor…
The situation in and around Afghanistan has been engaging the attention of the General Assembly for more than five years now. Polemical debates on this item have proved to be counter-productive and have not so far resulted ic concrete action towards finding a comprehensive political solution to the …
My delegation has the honour to -introduce draft resolution C, which relates to the programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia. The draft resolution enjoys the consensus support ofthe members ofthe Council itself and the endorsement of the contact group of African States, acting on …
The Minister for External Affairs of India! Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, has already had occasion, at the 14th meetingofthe current session, to convey to you, Sir, the felicitations ofmy delegation on your unanimous election to the high office ofPresi- dent of the General Assembly. I hope you will permit…
I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on the issues relating to ocean affairs and the law of the sea.
India attaches high importance to the effective functioning of the institutions established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.…
At the outset I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his useful reports on issues relating to the oceans and the law of the sea. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) lays down a comprehensive regime for the world’s oceans and seas, establishing rules governing a…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on oceans and the law of the sea.
This year’s report (A/61/63 and Add.1) contains very useful information on issues and developments relating to ecosystem approaches and oceans which served as a basis f…
It is indeed true that about an .hour ago there was under consideration the possibility that we might postpone the voting until Monday, but consultations are still in progress and I am not aware that we have actually' reached any final decision on that point. In the course of the last half-hour or s…
Human society has come a 142. Eight years later, the Security Council first long way since the dawn of civilization. T~lrough the recogn~zed that the situation in South Africa had led to rise and fall of empires and the blossoming and international friction and constituted a threat to inter- atrophy…
We have heard with great interest the statements made by the Under-Secretary- General of the United Nations and the Secretary- General of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Com- mittee. We are grateful for their report on the ongoing co-operative activities between the United Nations and the Consu…
My delegation has two observations to make with regard to the report of the Credentials Committee. First, the General Assembly
36. The Government and people of India are deeply shocked by these tragic events. It is our conviction that an even bigger tragedy in West Asia cannot be averted unless the…
India ranks today among the three or four countries with the largest populations of Muslims in the world. Within India Islam has over the centuries become part of our composite cultural tradi-
tio~s. Our ties with the world of Islam have also been varied and multifarious. India's contacts with the …
