United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

India’s overall approach at the UNSC in the past year was focused on projecting and representing the opinion of the developing world, addressing problems through regional solutions and achieving as much progress as possible through diplomacy and dialogue.

• Keerthi Sampath Kumar
• February 07, 2012
• IDSA Comments

The powers in the Security Council and other prominent countries and groupings have hesitated to take action against Syria because of its profile and ability to manipulate events in West Asia.

• Saurabh Mishra
• August 17, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Contrary to popular perception the US has adopted a cautious approach with President Obama outlining a limited role for the United States in the UN-authorised military intervention in Libya.

• Babjee Pothuraju
• May 10, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Along with a clear and unambiguous mandate, pre-intervention planning also demands an exit strategy which is lacking in the Libyan case.

• Keerthi Sampath Kumar
• May 02, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Since there was no clarity about the end goals of this operation, it would have been difficult for the Indian government to communicate and justify its support for this resolution to its domestic constituency.

• Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav
• April 13, 2011
• Issue Brief

India’s decision to abstain on the Libya vote shows its distaste for taking a clear position on international issues.

• Ramesh Phadke
• March 21, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The year 2010 commemorated ten years of the adoption of Resolution 1325 by the UNSC but the commemoration is without celebration. The apparent dissonance between the policy and the practice of the Resolution 1325 renders it inappropriate. This paper reviews the evolution of gender perspective in UN peacekeeping operations and assesses the gains and failures of the Resolution 1325 in gender balancing, recruitment and retention of women in the security sector.

• Preeti Nalwa
• January 2011
• Journal of Defence Studies

The world needs India as a balancer – in trade, as a market, as an alternative model, and as a world power.

• Sujit Dutta
• December 30, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The latest IAEA report dated September 6, 2010 to the Board of Governors, delineating Iran’s compliance or otherwise with the provisions and requirements of the IAEA and UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, indicates that contentious issues have not been resolved. As sanctions tighten, the US, China and Russia have urged Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• September 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Only through direct negotiations with Iran can the international community influence and possibly alter the strategic calculus of its rulers.

• Mahan Abedin
• August 13, 2010
• IDSA Comments