Indian minister of external affairs S Jaishankar stressed on 'urgent need' for UN reforms, says large parts of world cannot be excluded.
| | | India has warned the international community that global peace and prosperity are under threat, conversations are difficult and agreements even more, countries have extracted more from the international system than given to it, the world is frustrated and polarised, and reiterated that the only way out is urgently reforming multilateral institutions, particularly the United Nations (UN). | THE DAILY QUIZ Nilanjana Lahiri has won the Pulitzer Prize and been shortlisted for the Booker. In Other Words, she's a damn good author. She refused the Isamu Noguchi Award, after its namesake museum fired three employees for wearing keffiyehs. Who is better known by her childhood nickname? a. Kiran
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d. Arundhati TAKE THE FULL QUIZ | | THE BIG STORY Global peace, prosperity under threat: EAM to UN Indian minister of external affairs S Jaishankar stressed on ‘urgent need’ for UN reforms, says large parts of world cannot be excluded. Presenting India’s national statement at the high level segment of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday, external affairs minister S Jaishankar critiqued not just the western-led global order but also, indirectly, hit out at China as he outlined the costs of dependence on a single geography for global production, unviable debts, connectivity projects that violate sovereignty, and use of technology as a way to dominate instead of empower. Read more. | | THE BIG QUESTION Who will be the next deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu? Udhayanidhi made Tamil Nadu deputy CM Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi on Saturday approved chief minister MK Stalin’s recommendations on a cabinet reshuffle that included the elevation of his son Udhayanidhi as deputy chief minister and re-induction of V Senthil Balaji to the council of ministers, two days after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a money laundering case. In an official release, the Raj Bhavan said that Stalin “recommended to the Governor of Tamil Nadu (Ravi) to allot the portfolio of Planning and Development to Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, in addition to his existing portfolios and be designated as Deputy Chief Minister.” Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | | | | PHOTO OF THE DAY | | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | Written and edited by Abhirup Sengupta. Produced by Md Shad Hasnain. | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |  | |
