United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and several smaller countries have used the UN General Assembly to demand greater strategic autonomy as intensifying competition among powerful nations places economic cooperation and national sovereignty under pressure.
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) India has defended every nation’s right to develop its own artificial intelligence models as countries at the UN warned that control over the technology must not remain concentrated among a few governments and corporations.
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has left open the possibility of running for US president in 2028, saying the decision would involve his family but that he intends to play a part in the debate over America’s future.
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) India widened its diplomatic outreach during the UN General Assembly’s high-level week in New York, holding separate talks with Mexico, the World Food Programme and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan.
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) India and Venezuela are accelerating their energy partnership, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said after talks at the United Nations.
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) The United States and Russia forced the removal of key safeguards from a proposed United Nations framework governing lethal autonomous weapons, including a requirement for humans to review targets selected by artificial intelligence, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has called for talks on a United Nations convention on artificial intelligence, warning that governments face serious risks from autonomous systems even as they seek the technology’s economic benefits.
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) The United States and the European Union have rejected a United Nations declaration intended to strengthen global cooperation against future pandemics. However, countries like India and Germany raised concerns but stopped short of opposing the document, media reports said.
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) US and Indian Army snipers have trained together in the Himalayas, firing Indian Sako rifles at targets up to 580 metres as the two forces tested how quickly they could work as combined shooter-spotter teams.
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) India and Canada are preparing to take their relationship “to a higher level”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said after meeting Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
