Tag: Reform

Last month, the European Parliament voted to approve a landmark package of migration and asylum reforms, set in motion by the implosion of the EU asylum system in 2015. It was the last major hurdle in almost a decade of political wrangling. A majority of lawmakers waved through each ...

STRASBOURG — The European Parliament has narrowly approved the wide-reaching reform of the European Union's migration and asylum policy.The move was preceded by uncertainty due to a growing chorus of dissent from the right and the left, which, despite gaining traction, failed to derail the momentous vote on Wednesday ...

Multilateralism will exist alongside national interests, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, pointing to India’s experience with the fallout of the decision to take the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations (UN) soon after independence. External affairs minister S. Jaishankar speaks during the Raisina Dialogue 2024 in ...

NEW DELHI: Emotions ran high as the members of the 17th Lok Sabha bid farewell on the last day of the Budget Session. Meeting for one last time in this Lok Sabha, the outgoing MPs shook hands and took photographs and selfies for memories as they bid goodbye to ...

#Pakistan News Turkish authorities are reportedly considering a new model to address illegal migration, akin to Germany’s guest worker visa scheme to beef up its war-torn labor force, which saw thousands of Turkish workers moving to the European country starting in the 1960s. The model would register incoming refugees ...

ANKARA In recent years, many countries have been calling for reforms at the United Nations, saying there are inequalities in terms of representation and structural injustices, especially given that there are only five countries with veto power in the UN General Assembly.Efforts towards UN reform began in 1993 with the ...

Last Updated: September 06, 2023, 13:04 ISTNew York, United States of America (USA)India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj’s remarks were a veiled reference to China and its all-weather friend Pakistan. (File Photo)India criticices UN Security Council's working methods, calling for transparency and accountability in the listing ...

In a group of petitions challenging the amendment of Article 370, which abrogated the special autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir, one of the petitioners insisted on being recorded as the first petitioner in the case. The petitioner was a lawyer known to have filed the several PILs that ...

Rampur (UP), Jul 3: Senior BJP leader and former minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said a uniform civil code (UCC) is an inclusive reform that will not encroach on beliefs and practices of any religious community but ensure equality and justice for all.Speaking with reporters here, ...

Indian ambassador Ruchira Kamboj was speaking at a session convened by Russia that called for a discussion on how to make multilateralism effective “by defending the UN Charter”. File With another year of meetings on reforming the United Nations — and particularly the question of the expansion of the ...