India has pledged its support to the National Transitional Council – NTC – of Libya and expressed its willingness to extend all possible assistance to the people in their political transition. Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai told newspersons in New Delhi today that India will support credentials of Libya in the forthcoming United Nations' General Assembly in New York.Mathai said that India is in touch with the National Transitional Council of Libya. He said, India will also participate in the high-level meeting on Libya to be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on 20th of this month. The meeting has been called by the UN Secretary General.The UN General Assembly today voted to give Libya's seat in the world body to the country's rebel NTC that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. After Gaddafi withdrew credentials of his UN ambassador Abdulrahman Shalgham, Libya has had no official UN representative since March. Libya's authorities will name a new transitional government tomorrow that represents all people in the North African country.The Foreign Secretary said that India's committment to Palestine cause is well established and it will support UN resolution for Palestine's membership in the UN General Assembly UNGCA.Prime Minister, who is leaving for New York early next week to attend the high segment of the UNGA has a busy schedule. Apart from addressing the world body, Dr. Singh will have several meetings including BRICS, IBSA and G-4. Our correspondents understands that Prime Minister is likely to focus on the impact of global economic melt down and measures for its recovery and strongly put across India's case for reforms in the UN Security Council.Meanwhile, forces loyal to Col. Gaddafi in Libya have again beaten back attempts by the National Transitional Council to seize control of two of the former leader's last strongholds, Wani Walid and Sirte. There were fierce exchanges around both towns as Gaddafi loyalists unleashed barrage of rockets and mortars. A report says , the anti-Gaddafi forces appeared to be in some disarray after an attempt to mount a decisive offensive both in Wani Walid and Sirte. In Wani Walid, the fighters loyal to the Transitional authorities moved into northern areas of the town yesterday but after meeting fierce resistance, they were forced to pull back. NATO jets could be heard in the sky above but the pro-Gaddafi forces continued to fight on.