The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.

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Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.

Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.

People who ask us when we will hold talks with Pakistan are perhaps not aware...

People who ask us when we will hold talks with Pakistan are perhaps not aware...

Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and...

Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and...

You can change friends but not neighbours.

You can change friends but not neighbours.

The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with...

The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with...

There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of...

There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of...

No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while...

No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while...

We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.

We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.

The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.

The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.

In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN...

In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN...

Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on...

Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on...

We believe that the United States and the rest of the international community can play...

We believe that the United States and the rest of the international community can play...

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose...

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose...