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  Mr. Jaishankar remarked in his speech at the high-level UN General Assembly meeting that anyone who politicises the UNSC 1267 Sanctions regime does so at their own risk. Message to China and Pakistan: In a strong statement on terrorism on Saturday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar asserted that no rhetoric, no matter how pious, can ever cover-up blood stains. He also stated that countries who defend proclaimed terrorists in the UN do not advance their own interests or their reputation.          Mr. Jaishankar warned individuals who politicise the UNSC 1267 Sanctions system, sometimes even to the point of backing outright terrorists, that they do so at their own risk in his address to the high-level UN General Assembly session.                "India, which has seen decades of cross-border terrorism, vehemently supports a "zero-tolerance" stance. No act of terrorism, whatever of its purpose, is jus...

Since 2014, more than 22,000 Indians, including 7,000 women, have requested asylum in the US.   New Delhi : Since 2014, more than 22,000 Indians, including 7,000 women, have requested asylum in the US. These details have been revealed in the most recent official statistics.             According to the executive director of the North American Punjabi Association, the arrival of Indian asylum seekers in the US may result in either increased unemployment or both in India. These numbers, according to him, are a big problem.