United Nations
Obama and Nuclear Disarmament: Drivers and Substance
Obama is the first American president to actively pursue the goal of nuclear disarmament. But roadblocks on the road to disarmament nirvana, as envisaged by Obama, remain.
Kosovo’s Independence: The “Politics” of Geography and Internal Contradictions
Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence on February 17, 2008 is dividing the world into states that support the move and those opposed to it.
India's Role in Keeping Peace in Africa
India has played a major role in keeping peace in Africa through its participation in the UN peacekeeping operations in the continent.
The Children and Armed Conflict Agenda and the United Nations: Assessing a Decade of Engagement
The international community first began a co-ordinated effort to confront the complexities of the relationship between war and children with Graça Machel's groundbreaking 1996 United Nations study ent
Darfur Peace: A Distant Dream
After weeks of intense negotiations and international pressure, the Sudanese government and a faction of the main rebel group (SLA) signed a peace deal on May 5, which aims to settle the devastating c
Indian-led UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea may be Forced to Withdraw
The Indian-led United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE), which is monitoring the five-year-old ceasefire between the two countries, is in danger of being withdrawn due to escalation in t
Myanmar: America’s Next Rogue State
There are embryonic signs that Washington is all set to turn the heat on Myanmar next.
Look Beyond NPT’s Framework
As anticipated, the NPT (Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty) Review Conference held at the UN in New York (May 2-27) ended acrimoniously with no final agreed document among the 188 state parties who are
Reorganisation of Security Council
A permanent seat in the United Nations (UN) Security Council seems well within India’s grasp.
