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India Lifts 800 Million Out of Poverty ‘Simply by Smartphone,’ UNGA President Praises Digital Revolution

Dennis Francis, the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, praised India for its efforts in utilizing digitization to accelerate development, noting that in the last five to six years, India had pulled 800 million people out of poverty. He emphasized the ease with which individuals in...

EAM Jaishankar meets UNGA President Dennis Francis

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar convened a meeting with the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Dennis Francis in New York on Monday. EAM Jaishankar is currently in New York to lead the Indian delegation during the 78th UNGA session, where he is slated to deliver an address...