Swaraj accused Pakistan of waging a war against India and said a country that has been the world's greatest exporter of havoc, death and inhumanity became a champion of hypocrisy by preaching about humanity from this podium.
During her speech, Swaraj also slammed Pakistan for creating terror groups like LeT, JeM, Hizbul Mujahideen and the Haqqani Network.
Sushma Swaraj delivered her speech in Hindi. She addressed the UN General Assembly for the second consecutive time.
Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Swaraj said that it was not just mere coincidence that the world has witnessed hurricanes, earthquakes, rains that inundate storms which terrify.
Prime Minister Modi on November 8, 2016, demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in a bid to clamp down on black money, fake currency menace, terror funding and corruption.
In 2015, the UN General Assembly had adopted a negotiating text by consensus for long-pending UN Security Council reforms, setting the stage for talks on the issue.
Sushma Swaraj said the contemporary world is trapped in a deluge of troubles of which, surely, the most dangerous is the relentless rise of violence.
Speaking in Hindi for the second consecutive year at the annual UNGA session, Swaraj said that India has risen despite being the principal destination of Pakistan's nefarious export of terrorism.
Sushma Swaraj delivered her speech in Hindi. Swaraj, 65, addressed the UN General Assembly for the second consecutive time.
Swaraj said India attaches the highest priority to the development and prosperity of the region under its "neighbourhood first" policy.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that Swaraj also raised the issue of H1-B visas strongly with Tillerson.
Turning to climate change, Sushma Swaraj suggested an alliance between International Solar Alliance and the BRICS Development Bank.
A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani here on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.
The brief interaction between Swaraj and Wang came two weeks after PM Narendra Modi had a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xiamen.
India today reaffirmed its commitment to the landmark Paris climate change agreement, saying it is willing to "work above and beyond" the pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India has sought investigations into North Korea’s nuclear proliferation linkages asked to hold accountable those responsible for it
Sushma Swaraj today paid a courtesy call on Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina but the ongoing Rohingya crisis did not come up for discussion during their brief meeting
"We had a great discussion on women's entrepreneurship, the upcoming GES 2017 and workforce development in the US and India," Ivanka said in a tweet after the meeting.
India, Japan and the US sought to expand their Indo-Pacific partnership by exchanging views on maritime security, connectivity and proliferation issues.
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