Liechtenstein Backs India's UNSC Bid, Joins Call to Crush Cross-Border
In a significant European diplomatic boost for New Delhi’s multilateral agenda, the Principality of Liechtenstein has formally pledged its support for India’s bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term. The endorsement was formalized on Tuesday following delegation-level talks held during the state visit of Prince Alois and Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein to India. Reaffirming mutual geopolitical alignment, both democracies issued a comprehensive joint statement expressing an unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, with a distinct emphasis on eradicating cross-border terror networks and disrupting covert terror-financing channels. The strategic partnership not only strengthens India's global governance standing within the UN framework but also marks a widening European consensus backing India's regional security imperatives and counter-terrorism doctrine.
United Stance Against Cross-Border Terror: Demanding Accountability for Pahalgam Attack
The joint communique placed paramount emphasis on counter-terrorism cooperation, explicitly addressing recent regional security crises that have heightened tensions across South Asia. Both nations condemned the horrific terrorist strike carried out in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, where innocent civilians and travelers were targeted. Expressing deep solidarity with the victims and their families, both administrations insisted that state sponsors and perpetrators of cross-border terrorism must be held swiftly accountable under international law. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally conveyed India’s appreciation to Prince Alois for Liechtenstein's steadfast backing of New Delhi's upcoming 2028-29 tenure in the Security Council, with both delegations reiterating that effective multilateralism depends on resolute global enforcement against violent extremism and illicit financial conduits that sustain extremist cells.
Hyderabad House Bilaterals and Rashtrapati Bhavan Banquet: AI Governance and Clean Tech
The diplomatic engagement featured wide-ranging bilateral consultations hosted by Prime Minister Modi at Hyderabad House, followed by high-level engagements with President Droupadi Murmu. According to official briefings from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the leadership discussions spanned mutual cooperation in trade, investment flows, innovation, science and technology, and vocational skill exchanges. In an increasingly critical technological domain, both sides agreed that the global governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be anchored strictly in international legal frameworks, ensuring ethical standards and technological sovereignty. Welcoming the royal delegation at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Murmu hosted an official banquet in honour of Prince Alois and Princess Sophie, highlighting immense untapped synergies between the two nations in cutting-edge AI research, renewable energy, and clean industrial technologies, while Prince Alois formally extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to undertake an official bilateral visit to Liechtenstein.
