Jaishankar boycotts high-level, ministerial Security Council meeting China convened
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United Nations, May 8 : India s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has boycotted a high-level Security Council meeting at the ministerial level that was convened by China, which is the body s President for this month.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla represented India at Friday s high-level meeting on multilateralism that was presided over by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Coming amid tensions between India and China, Jaishankar s absence stood out as the other 14 members of the Security Council sent minister-level officials to the meeting held virtually.
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Maldives’ first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed was injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital, police said.
Home Minister Imran Abdulla told a local television that Nasheed’s injuries were not life-threatening and that the government will get the assistance of foreign agencies in the investigations.
Police said they were investigating and urged people to avoid the blast area in the capital, Male, in a text message that didn’t give further details.
Photos circulated on social media showed a ripped-up motorcycle at the scene but police did not say whether the blast was an assassination attempt. However, neighboring India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in a tweet described the blast as an attack on Nasheed.
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United Nations, May 8 (IANS) India s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has boycotted a high-level Security Council meeting at the ministerial level that was convened by China, which is the body s President for this month.
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