A delegation of Indian parliamentarians is on a routine visit to the United Nations, the 62nd session of which is underway in New York.
Seen in the picture are delegation members Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (the Congress party) and Anant Geete (Shiv Sena).
Chowdhury is a member of Parliament from Behrampore in West Bengal, while Geete is a former Union power minister, assuming the post after the exit of Suresh Prabhu from the A B Vajpayee government.
The delegation has been putting forth India's view on issues ranging from the West Asia dialogue to restructuring of the international financial architecture.
Commenting upon the 39th report of the special committee to investigate Israeli practices affecting human rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs in the occupied territories, Chowdhury said: 'India unequivocally condemns all acts of terrorism, as well as any provocation and incitement to violence in the strongest terms. Equally, we have always criticized harsh and disproportionate retaliatory measures, and any measures that suggest collective punishment.
'We believe that the world should collectively exhort all parties to exercise utmost restraint, shun violence and continue the ongoing negotiations to evolve a peaceful solution. The contours of a solution are well-known: the goal is to achieve, in a reasonable time-frame, a sovereign, independent and viable Palestinian State, within well-defined and secure borders, living side-by-side and at peace with Israel. We are hopeful that meaningful forward movement can be achieved in the weeks ahead.'
The Indian delegation also noted that while developing countries had made significant efforts towards good governance and domestic resource mobilisation, support by the international community has lagged far behind.
Flows of Official Development Assistance are far below target; debt relief has not led to envisaged additional funds for development; private capital flows have not benefited all countries, nor have they been useful for promoting investment in social sectors; and trade-distorting agricultural subsidies by developed countries and limited market access continue to negatively impact developing economies, said Congress Parliamentarian Sachin Pilot.
Photograph: Jay Mandal
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