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How prophetic has been former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It was quarter of a century back that he had warned the Congress Party against the ‘power brokers swarming the government. He was addressing the Bombay Congress session commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Indian National Congress in 1985. Under Indira Gandhi, she herself chose ministers and allocated portfolios – not outside fixers and business brokers. No one had dared to push names.

New York: Statistics experts from Asia and the Pacific, meeting under the auspices of the United Nations, today agreed to implement a strategic plan designed to strengthen the capacities of countries in the region to develop statistical records on population, social-economic issues and the environment by 2020.

New York: The UN Security Council today called on Iraq to fulfil the commitments it has made to find Kuwaiti or third country nationals, property and archives lost in Saddam Hussein’s invasion of his small neighbour more than 20 years ago.

New York: For the fourth consecutive year, the Security Council today demanded that the Liberian Government “make all necessary efforts to fulfil its obligations” to freeze the assets of former president Charles Taylor, currently facing trial for war crimes before an international court.

New York: A senior United Nations official has called on Pakistani authorities to probe the murder of a journalist gunned down in the south-western province of Balochistan this week, the fourth media professional to be killed in the country in less than two weeks.

New York: The United Nations ramped up its efforts to resolve the violent post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire today, demanding that outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo step down in the face of opposition leader Alassane Ouattara’s clear victory and intensifying its contacts with African leaders.

New York: The announcement by President Barack Obama that the United States supports the landmark United Nations treaty outlining the rights of the world’s estimated 370 million indigenous peoples was hailed today at the world body.

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Bernardin Akitoby, visited Bujumbura from December 1–10, 2010 to conduct the fifth review of the government’s economic and financial program supported by the IMF under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

The OECD has decided to terminate negotiations on a Shipbuilding Agreement, following a recommendation from Ambassador Harald Neple, Chair of the OECD’s Council Working Party on Shipbuilding (WP6). Negotiations began in 2002 and were paused in September 2005.

One of the most difficult area of study for the students of international diplomacy is India-China relations. This relationship can be rightly characterized as one of limited convergence and wide divergence of interests, depicting the growing nature of rivalry rather than friendship.