What she said

On reform of the UN

I began by highlighting the unique and positive role of the UN, but I must add that step by slow step, the importance, influence, respect and value of this institution is beginning to ebb. Reform cannot be cosmetic. We need to change the institution’s head and heart to make both compatible to the contemporary reality.”

On fighting terrorism:

Each year, for last five years, India has been arguing from this podium that lists are not enough to check terrorists and their protectors. We need to bring them to accountability through international law. “On the one hand, we want to fight terrorism; on the other, we cannot define it. “This is why terrorists with a price on their head are celebrated, financed and armed as liberation heroes by a country that remains a member of the United Nations.

On climate change:

Those who have exploited nature for their immediate needs cannot abdicate their responsibilities. If we have to save the world from the adverse effects of climate change, then developed nations must lift the deprived with financial and technical resources.”