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The uncharted territory of outer space
By, Syed Akbaruddin has served as India's Permanent Representative at the UN
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Today, outer space no longer captures our mind space in the way cyberspace does.
Several space events planned well in advance have proceeded amidst the COVID-19 pandemic without much attention.
The launch of missions to Mars by China and the U.S. along with the UAE’s Mars orbiter; the first astronaut trip to orbit on a commercial enterprise built
UNSC and India
India deserves a permanent seat at the high table of the United Nations, the UN Security Council (UNSC), but is almost sure not to have it anytime soon.
UN Security Council
The United Nations Charter established 6 main organs of the United Nations, including the Security Council.
It gives primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security to the Security Council, which may meet whenever peace
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is the President of UNGA for 2021-22
In a first for the Maldives, Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was elected the President of the UN General Assembly for 2021-22, winning 143 votes or nearly three-fourths of the 191 countries that voted in the annual election, while his rival, former Afghanistan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul, won 48.
Mr Shahid’s win was welcomed in particular in New Delhi, where Indian diplomats had been active behind the
Antonio Guterres is the UNSC General Secretary for a second term
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday approved Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second term, with conflict resolution set to top his agenda at the world body’s helm.
The 72-year-old former Prime Minister of Portugal has held office since 2017 and faced no competition for the next term in the job.
During a brief closed-door session the Security Council voted unanimously to recommend that the General
United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
About UNSC
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six main organs of the United Nations established by the UN Charter.
Article 23 of the UN Charter concerns the composition of the UNSC.
The other 5 organs of the UN are—the General Assembly, the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat.
The UNSC has been given primary responsibility for maintaining inter
UNSC Resolutions 2593
Despite the abstention of two “P5” countries — Russia and China — from the India-led United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2593, the Government of India said it was a “matter of satisfaction” that the resolution addressed India’s “key concerns” on Afghanistan.
P5 refers to the five permanent members of the UNSC — China, France, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S.
According to official sources,
It’s time to engage in ‘lawfare’
Context: It’s time to engage in ‘lawfare’ is an important topic for GS Paper2.
India has failed to fully appreciate the usage of international law as a means to advance its national security interests.
Military experts, international relations academics, and practitioners like retired diplomats dominate the debates on global security in India.
International lawyers are largely absent in these debates despite secu
International Mother Language Day
Every year, International Mother Tongue Day is observed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to encourage mother tongue-based multilingual education.
It was discovered on February 21, 2023, World Mother Language Day, that India is losing many of its languages as a result of modernization and globalisation, mainly because of the lack of education.
"Multilingual education - a must to transform edu