The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is leaving back home on Monday after his successful visit to United States. Dr. Singh who reached New York on 22nd of this month held wide ranging discussions with global leaders on the common challenges facing the world. He held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Sri Lanka, Iran, Japan, Nepal, and South Sudan and discussed issues of mutual concern and the international situation. In his discussions with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadnejad he accepted his invitation to visit Tehran. Evolving situation in Afghanistan also came up for review. Dr. Singh discussed progress in the talks for cooperation in the civil nuclear field with the Japanese Prime Minister and partnership in Hydrocarbon sector and helping them in capacity building in the areas of health, education and infrastructure with the president of South Sudan, Resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced Tamils came up for review with the president of Sri Lanka and progress in the peace talks in the Himalayan state with the Prime Minister of Nepal. In his address to the UNGA, Dr. Singh strongly advocated for reassuming leadership role by the United Nations to meet global challenges. He said India is ready to play its own role. Dr. Singh stressed the need for making the UN stronger and more effective by strengthening the UN General Assembly and through reforms and expansion of the decision making Security Council to reflect contemporary reality. He dwelt at length on a range of issues including the slow down in the world economy, terrorism, social and political upheaval in West Asia and North Africa besides the Palestinian bid to get full membership in the United Nations. On the economic slow down, Dr Singh said the recovery which was visible after 2008 crisis is yet to show results. The Prime Minister called for unrelenting fight against terrorism on all fronts. He asserted that there cannot be selective approaches in dealing with terrorist groups or the infrastructure of terrorism. On the side lines of the UNGA many other important meetings took place. In most of the forums there was enough support for India’s bid to become a permanent member of the UN Security council. The important meetings include G-4, IBSA and external Affairs Minister S M Krishna’s meeting with his Britishcounterpart.