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Slamming the West, the EAM said the days of a few nations setting the agenda and expecting others to fall in line are over

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India News: India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly that highlighted India's global aspiration

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While addressing the 78th annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Jaishankar said, "the world is witnessing an exceptional period of turmoil and at this juncture, it was with a sense of exceptional responsibility India took up the presidency of G20. Our vision of One Earth, One Family, One Future sought to focus on the key concerns of the many just the narrow interests of the few..."

India on Tuesday told the UN General Assembly that the days when a few nations set the agenda and expected others to fall in line are over, underlining that its presidency of the G20 sought to focus on key concerns of the many, not just the narrow interests of a few.

The minister, currently in New York to attend the 78th UN General Assembly session, during his video address at the University Connect Programme at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi -- the venue of this years G20 Leaders Summit -- said Indias G20 presidency walked the talk on difficult issues and pushed for collective action.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. India on Tuesday told the UN General Assembly that the days when a few nations set the agenda and expected others to fall in line are over, underlining that its Presidency of the G20 sought to focus on key concerns of the many, not just the narrow interests of a few. World News | Days when Few Nations Set the Agenda and Expected Others to Fall in Line Are Over: EAM S Jaishankar Tells UNGA.

India on Tuesday asked the UN member states not to allow “political convenience” to determine responses to terrorism, extremism and violence, in a veiled attack on Canada amid the diplomatic standoff over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. Addressing the 78th UN General Assembly session

EAM S Jaishankar also said respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs cannot be "exercises in cherry picking" as he asserted that the days when a few nations set the agenda and expected others to fall in line are over.