India’s national security advisor is in Russia for a meeting of the grouping’s security officials
Existing global institutions are unable to deal with the world's conflicts and there is an “urgent need” to reform multilateralism in global affairs, Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval stated on Wednesday.
Addressing the 14th Meeting of BRICS+ security officials in St. Petersburg, Doval said there is a “demand” from the organization’s members for a “serious, constructive and collective approach” to dealing with security challenges and future threats.
“All ways of handling sensitive issues of common concern are no longer capable of addressing modern threats and new situations,” Doval said, adding that he was happy that the BRICS+ meeting in Russia included many countries of the Global South. He underscored the “spirit of mutual respect, understanding, solidarity, openness, inclusiveness and consensus” in the group.
India has emerged as one of the leading nations of the Global South, and has been advocating for sweeping reforms in the United Nations to make it more inclusive and provide greater representation to developing countries. Doval noted that New Delhi had hosted three ‘Voice of the Global South’ summits in less than one year, aiming at creating a new common platform where developing countries can share their perspectives and priorities across a range of issues.
New Delhi has also been bidding for permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council since 1994. However, experts and diplomats have voiced concern over the lack of progress toward the inclusion of new members. Besides India, Brazil, Germany, and Japan are also interested in a permanent seat at the UNSC, and the issue is expected to be at the center of discussion at the Summit of the Future later this month.
Meanwhile, Doval’s visit to Moscow comes close on the heels of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kiev in August and amid discussion of India’s possible role in mediating between Russia and Ukraine.
During his recent meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, Modi reiterated New Delhi’s stand that problems “cannot be resolved on the battlefield” and that “dialogue and diplomacy” is the only way to achieve peace. He made similar statements in Moscow in July, when he held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Doval accompanied the prime minister on both visits.
“India and the world want the Ukraine war to end and in that context PM Modi is talking to all parties,” an unnamed official told Hindustan Times ahead of the national security adviser’s trip to Russia. He added however that Modi “has no desire” to become a mediator in the conflict.
Last week, Putin said that he was in touch with BRICS members India, China, and Brazil over the conflict in Ukraine. “We respect our friends and partners, who, I believe, sincerely seek to resolve all issues surrounding this conflict,” he said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Intelligence Unit says Iran will consider the Israeli regime’s shelters “legitimate targets” if residential areas in the country come under attack.
In a post published on social media platform X on Tuesday, the IRGC said that any strikes on residential areas in Iran would give Iran’s armed forces the right to attack Israeli shelters in the occupied lands.
The IRGC stated that it has intelligence on the blueprints and the exact locations of these shelters.
Iran began its Operation True Promise 4 after the US and Israel launched their joint military aggression against the Islamic Republic in late February by assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, and several senior Iranian officials.
In its latest wave of attacks, the IRGC said it rained down missiles on the Israeli regime’s “secure” intelligence facilities in Tel Aviv.
Iranian armed forces have also pounded American military bases and ...
In a fresh wave of retaliatory strikes, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted the Israeli regime’s “secure” intelligence facilities in Tel Aviv.
The IRGC’s Public Relations Department said in a statement on Tuesday that it had carried out the 79th wave of its ongoing retaliatory Operation True Promise 4 against the Israeli and American targets.
Deploying powerful Kheybar Shekan, Emad, and Sejjil missiles alongside IRGC Aerospace Force kamikaze drones, the operation successfully breached the regime's multi-layered air defense systems, the statement said.
The missiles, it stated, targeted Israel’s intelligence facilities in northern and central Tel Aviv, as well as military commercial and support centers in Ramat Gan and the Negev.
The missiles also hit Israel’s southern military logistics and command headquarters in Beersheba.
The missile strikes triggered widespread panic across Israel and forced the suspension of a Knesset (parliament) session on Tuesday.
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announces staging the 78th wave of its underway retaliatory Operation True Promise 4, targeting such highly sensitive Israeli targets as Dimona, Tel Aviv, and Eilat as well as several US military bases in the region.
In a statement on Tuesday, the IRGC described the latest phase of the operation as a significant development featuring missiles raining down on enemy targets as the nation was leveling momentous support behind the Islamic Republic by attending millions-strong rallies with "clenched fists."
'A distinct record'
The latest phase, it noted, "has set a distinct record in the timeline of the war."
According to the statement, targets in the occupied port of Eilat, Dimona, a heavily fortified city that hosts the Israeli regime's notorious nuclear reactor in its vicinity, and northern Tel Aviv were struck using Emad and multi-warhead Qadr missile systems along with attack drones.
This was the second time the Corps was hitting Dimona, ...
