India contributed $10 million to the Ebola Trust Fund and helped in evacuating Indians as well as many foreign nationals from war-torn Yemen in 2015.
'The expansion of the Security Council should be seen in the context of overall reforms of the United Nations, which would make it more effective and efficient and give strong legitimacy to its decisions.'
It is time to formally recognise on a more consistent and regular basis the reality of the emerging new world order, he said.
The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline and an early ratification of the LNG deal already signed between the two countries.
A statement issued by the Pakistan mission claimed that Lodhi last week "exposed" the G-4 position on Security Council expansion.
Angry India said the voices of the developing and small countries will not be stilled by status quoists.
Gandhi said the prime minister continued shooting for a film till even three hours after news of the Pulwama terror strike came in.
Hariri was assassinated on February 14, in which 22 other people were also killed when his car was blown up.
UNSC condemns Ahmadinejad's anti-Israeli statement
Pakistan today said India's bid at the UN to ban Masood Azhar was "politically motivated" and "replete with frivolous information", two days after its close ally China blocked the proposal to get the JeM chief and Pathankot attack mastermind listed as a global terrorist.
Despite China's reservations, Ban said he believes Saturday's resolution imposing sanctions will be fully enforced.
Trump's tweet comes after Kim Jong-un blasted the US President Donald Trump as "mentally deranged" and vowed to make him pay dearly for threatening to destroy his country.
Cyprus and India also finalised an agreement on combating terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and organised crimes.
Britain has pledged its full support to India in its bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Pakistan's Islamic alliance condemned the decision by the referral of Iran's nuclear programme to the UN Security Council.
India is one of the countries aiming for a seat on an expanded UNSC.
A United Nations Security Council panel has issued a 'revised' letter removing the term 'sahib' from the name of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, saying it regrets the mistake after India objected to the use of the salutation.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China 'protects' violent Islamic terror groups from UN sanctions.
"The Security Council underlines the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice," the statement said.
India will participate in a debate on reform and expansion of United Nations Security Council to be held at the world body on December 11, government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Use of force against Tehran can exacerbate tensions: India
White House Spokesman Tony Snow evaded a question on a seat for India in the UNSC saying he was 'not aware' of any official position on the issue.
India has staked a claim for one of the 10 non-permanent seats for the two-year term during 2011-12 in the Asia quota.
As it has done in the past, Beijing put a technical hold on the proposal just as the deadline was about to end.
Koizumi, who arrived in Islamabad from New Delhi on a two-day visit, held two-hour-long one-to-one meeting with Musharraf during which a host of issues, including Pakistan's commitment to the India-Pak peace process, figured.
Left wants India to abstain during IAEA vote on Iran
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