Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan urges “return to basics” for UN system amid “deficit of global leadership”

Balakrishnan delivered Singapore’s national statement at the General Debate of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York on 28 September 2024. In this speech, he reiterated several times that Singapore was a “small state” and, as such, saw a rules-based world as an absolute necessity, not an optional luxury.

Why does Russia matter to India so much? Jaishankar sums it up for US audience

Explaining the India-Russia ties to the American audience, Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar summed it up in three words: geopolitics, military, and economics. He was speaking at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York City.

Ukraine may soon fire Storm Shadow cruise missiles, other long-range weapons deep into Russia, as hinted after Kyiv talks with US, UK

Among weapons that Ukraine would most likely be allowed to fire at Russia, if restrictions are lifted, is the Storm Shadow cruise missile, a product of collaboration between the UK and France, with a reported range of 190 miles (300km).

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