On my own behalf and on behalf of my country, India, I should like to begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- third session. As a woman, I feel doubly proud that this honour has been bestowed on you. I also recall, with equa…
I feel privileged to be attending this event to commemorate the life and contributions of Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela’s life is an inspiration to all. He showed fearless courage in the face of discrimination and adversity. The values espoused by him — forgiveness and compassion, as well as the in…
Let me begin by offering my heartiest congratulations to Foreign Minister Lajčák on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. For those of us fortunate enough to represent our nations as Foreign Minister, it is a particularly happy event that one of us has this h…
On behalf of India and on my own behalf, I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General
Assembly at its seventy-first session. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his service to the United Nations, the largest peace mov…
The United Nations is marking its seventieth anniversary this year, making this session of the General Assembly a historic one. I hope that this year will also be historic for the United Nations in terms of outcomes. I would like to assure the President that he will receive India’s full support in h…
