Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi for voting in favour of a decision introduced by the Jewish state that objected to granting consultative status to a Palestinian group at the UN's Economic and Social Council.
The decision of not granting consultative status to a Palestinian non-governmental organisation was adopted by a recorded vote of 28 in favour to 15 against, with five abstentions.
Bhatia comes to the UN after a long career at the World Bank and its private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where she worked in strategic partnerships, resource mobilization and management.
The Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, were arrested in December 2017, which is a sign of Myanmar's deteriorating press freedoms, under Nobel laureate and civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
In a huge diplomatic victory for India, the UN Sanctions Committee on Wednesday designated Azhar as a global terrorist, after China lifted its hold on a proposal to ban him.
China had put a hold in March on a fresh proposal by the US, UK and France to impose a ban on the chief of the JeM which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama terror attack.
