Permit me to compliment the President on the skill with which he has conducted the work of the Assembly and to say what a pleasure it is to see him presiding at this session.
The Assembly will be relieved to know that, to assist it in its work, I shall read out only portions of my somewhat longer s…
Thank you, Mr. President, for calling this open meeting on the crisis in Sierra Leone.
The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) was set up on the assumption that all parties to the conflict in Sierra Leone had at last decided to resolve their differences peacefully through the Lomé Peac…
As the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly draws to a close, we are once again considering all aspects of the question of increase in the
membership of the Security Council and endeavouring to effectively address other matters related to the reform of the Council.
Six years have elapsed s…
Although we spoke on this issue in the meeting of the General Committee when the proposal to observe the Day of Vesak came before it, we are taking the floor once again to convey to the full membership our deep satisfaction that the proposal by the delegation of Sri Lanka for international recogniti…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for the informative report contained in document A/54/133. We also welcome the productive discussions during the last session of the Economic and Social Council on this report, which led to the adoption of agreed conclusions 1999/2, as well as to decision…
As in previous years, the General Assembly is once again discussing the situation in the Middle East. That region, a cradle of human civilization, is of importance and concern to the entire international community. To that region, tormented for decades by wars, terrorism, disputes and discords, the …
Yesterday we celebrated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This provided the international community yet
This year we observe this solemn occasion with hope in our hearts. The last year of the millennium has witnessed developments which could lead to a fair and just se…
I have the honour, on behalf of 133 sponsors, to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.9, on cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Last year, we had spoken about the important work being done in the IPU, and at the national level in In…
Allow me to compliment you, Mr. President, on the manner in which you have conducted the proceedings of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly and to wish you all success. May I also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization and for its thought-provoking qu…
Any damage to a diplomatic establishment, intended or otherwise, is to be entirely deplored. This incident, along with continuing loss of innocent civilian lives and other untoward consequences, including ecological damage and large-scale displacement of people, only confirms that the very fundament…
It is a matter of very great concern to us that the attacks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continue, with the Security Council reduced to helplessness. As we said in the Council when it met on 24 March, we expected it to exert its authority to …
Earlier today, after it became known that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was contemplating military action against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Ministry of External Affairs issued the following statement in New Delhi:
“The Government of India has closely been following dev…
The version of my statement that is being circulated in the room is almost as long as the faces of those who are receiving it, but I shall limit my intervention to the agreed five minutes.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has brought an incalculable sum of comfort, relief and dignity to pe…
As we celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the international community today underlines its support for the people of Palestine in their quest for peace and justice and the realization of their legitimate goals and aspirations. We would like to reaffirm our soli…
We welcome the comprehensive and informative reports of the Secretary-General on matters relating to the law of the sea and ocean affairs. We are also pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution on the law of the sea.
Given our geography as a country with a coastline exceeding 4,000 miles and with 1…
Five years ago we decided to establish an open-ended working group to consider all aspects of the question of increase in the membership of the Security Council and to effectively address other matters related to the reform of the Council. Even as we stand on the threshold of a new millennium, a con…
My delegation is happy to take the floor to speak for the first time on the situation in Central America. India’s engagement in Central America has increased manifold in recent years and, as a reflection of our abiding commitment to strengthening relations with countries in the region, I am taking t…
We believe that the Iranian initiative to inscribe on the agenda of this session of the General Assembly an item on “Dialogue among civilizations” is important. We were glad to speak in its support in the General Committee and to co-sponsor the draft resolution contained in document A/53/L.23/Rev.1.…
The Indian delegation has taken note of the contents of the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), introduced by Director General Mohammed ElBaradei.
Over the last five decades, India has worked for a nuclear-weapon-free world because nuclear weapons for none means security for al…
Towards the turn of the century, a famous lawyer known for the length of his arguments was once told by a judge, “I have listened very carefully to your presentation, and I must say, I am none the wiser”, to which the lawyer replied, “None the wiser, possibly, my lord, but certainly better informed.…
