<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/dalveer-bhandari-re-elected-icj-judge-britain-pulls-out-24693">Dalveer Bhandari who was re-elected </a>to the International Court of Justice after Britain pulled out of the race thanked the Indian government on Tuesday.</p>

<p>&quot;The win wouldn&#39;t have been possible without the support of <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/proud-moment-for-us-pm-modi-on-justice-dalveer-bhandaris-re-election-to-icj-24713">PM Narendra Modi and Sushma Swaraj</a>,&quot; Dalveer Bhandari said, adding,&quot;the win happened due to coincidence.&quot;</p>

<p>Reflecting on the victory, Bhandari said India is known as an &quot;emerging nation worldwide&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;The voice of every nation in the UN should be fully heard,&quot; Bhandari said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Reforms are imperative at the UN,&quot; he added.</p>

<p>Dalveer Bhandari&#39;s candidature was opposed by UN&#39;s permanent security member Britain unnerving&nbsp;Indian officials at the ICJ, however, the British government decided to pull out, in the end, ensuring victory for Bhandari.</p>

<p>Bhandari received 183-193 votes in the General Assembly and secured all the 15 votes in the Security Council after separate and simultaneous elections were held at the UN headquarters in New York.</p>

<p>Britain&#39;s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Matthew Rycroft said,&quot;The UK has concluded that it is wrong to continue to take up the valuable time of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly with further rounds of elections.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;We are naturally disappointed, but it was a competitive field with six strong candidates,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>&quot;If the UK could not win in this run-off, then we are pleased that it is a close friend like India that has done so instead,&quot; Rycroft added.</p>


Reflecting on the victory, Bhandari said India is known as an "emerging nation worldwide"

Dalveer Bhandari who was re-elected to the International Court of Justice after Britain pulled out of the race thanked the Indian government on Tuesday. "The win wouldn't have been possible without the support of PM Narendra Modi and Sushma Swaraj," Dalveer Bhandari said, adding,"the win happened due to coincidence." Reflecting on the victory, Bhandari said India is known as an "emerging nation worldwide". "The voice of every nation in the UN should be fully heard," Bhandari said. "Reforms are imperative at the UN," he added. Dalveer Bhandari's candidature was opposed by UN's permanent security member Britain unnerving Indian officials at the ICJ, however, the British government decided to pull out, in the end, ensuring victory for Bhandari. Bhandari received 183-193 votes in the General Assembly and secured all the 15 votes in the Security Council after separate and simultaneous elections were held at the UN headquarters in New York. Britain's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Matthew Rycroft said,"The UK has concluded that it is wrong to continue to take up the valuable time of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly with further rounds of elections." "We are naturally disappointed, but it was a competitive field with six strong candidates," he said. "If the UK could not win in this run-off, then we are pleased that it is a close friend like India that has done so instead," Rycroft added.

India an emerging nation, win at ICJ a coincidence, says Dalveer Bhandari after re-election

<p>Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Justice Dalveer Bhandari on his re-election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday.</p>

<p>Justice Bhandari was re-elected to the last seat of the Hague-based ICJ after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election.</p>

<p>&quot;I congratulate Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice. His re-election is a proud moment for us,&quot; Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Tuesday morning.</p>

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<p>&quot;Vande Matram - India wins election to the International Court of Justice. JaiHind,&quot; tweeted External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.</p>

<p>Bhandari, India&#39;s nominee, received 183-193 votes in the United Nations General Assembly and secured all the 15 votes in the Security Council after separate and simultaneous elections were held at the UN headquarters in New York.</p>

<p>He will start his term from February 2018.</p>

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<p>Britain&#39;s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Matthew Rycroft congratulated the successful candidates, including Judge Bhandari of India.</p>

<p>&quot;If the UK could not win in this run-off, then we are pleased that it is a close friend like India that has done so instead. We will continue to cooperate closely with India, here in the United Nations and globally,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>Earlier, it appeared that there was a neck-and-neck contest between Bhandari and Greenwood.</p>

<p>&quot;We are naturally disappointed, but it was a competitive field with six strong candidates,&quot; Rycroft said.</p>

<p>Britain&#39;s withdrawal from the election to the prestigious world court would mean that there will not be a British judge on the UN&#39;s most powerful court for the first time in its history.</p>


Justice Bhandari was re-elected to the last seat of the Hague-based ICJ after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election.

Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Justice Dalveer Bhandari on his re-election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday. Justice Bhandari was re-elected to the last seat of the Hague-based ICJ after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election. "I congratulate Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice. His re-election is a proud moment for us," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Tuesday morning. I congratulate Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice. His re-election is a proud moment for us. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 21, 2017 × "Vande Matram - India wins election to the International Court of Justice. JaiHind," tweeted External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Bhandari, India's nominee, received 183-193 votes in the United Nations General Assembly and secured all the 15 votes in the Security Council after separate and simultaneous elections were held at the UN headquarters in New York. He will start his term from February 2018. Dalveer Bhandari of India ???? is elected by #UNGA and the Security Council as a member of the International Court of Justice (@cij_icj) for the term 2018-2027. ?? Watch Full → https://t.co/nqUvZqKq6v What is the #ICJ? Full explainer→ https://t.co/diHJdvy9pU pic.twitter.com/eQr1uKkYP2 — UN Web TV (@UNWebTV) November 20, 2017 × Britain's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Matthew Rycroft congratulated the successful candidates, including Judge Bhandari of India. "If the UK could not win in this run-off, then we are pleased that it is a close friend like India that has done so instead. We will continue to cooperate closely with India, here in the United Nations and globally," he said. Earlier, it appeared that there was a neck-and-neck contest between Bhandari and Greenwood. "We are naturally disappointed, but it was a competitive field with six strong candidates," Rycroft said. Britain's withdrawal from the election to the prestigious world court would mean that there will not be a British judge on the UN's most powerful court for the first time in its history.

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