G-4 Nations

India along with the other G-4 nations today strongly criticised the "very frustrating" developments in the UN Security Council reform process this year, expressing their displeasure and disappointment at the lack of transparency in negotiations, even as the General Assembly President expressed satisfaction over movement made in reforming the most ...

Senior officials of the G-4 grouping yesterday called on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and discussed the bloc's common agenda seeking reform of the UN Security Council.

Decrying the "out of date" structure of the UN Security Council, G4 nations including India have said the problem of "imbalance of influence" in the Council cannot be corrected if only non-permanent members are added to the powerful world body as part of its reform.

India, Japan, Germany and Brazil today said that the nations "legitimate" candidates for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council as they pushed for its reform in a "fixed timeframe". Hosting the special summit in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the task should be accomplished immediately.

In his opening remarks at a special summit in New York of four countries - Japan, Germany, Brazil and India or the G-4 - host Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch to reform the United Nations Security Council and include as permanent members "the world's largest democracies."

India will host a "very substantive and significant" summit meeting of the G-4 nations aimed at pushing for early UN Security Council reforms in the wake of the UN General Assembly adopting a decision to commence text-based negotiations on the long-pending reforms.

Influential US Congressman Ami Bera has asked the Obama Administration to work towards making India and other members of the 'G-4 countries' a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

India along with the other G-4 nations today strongly criticised the "very frustrating" developments in the UN Security Council reform process this year, expressing their displeasure and disappointment at the lack of transparency in negotiations, even as the General Assembly President expressed satisfaction over movement made in reforming the most ...

Senior officials of the G-4 grouping yesterday called on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and discussed the bloc's common agenda seeking reform of the UN Security Council.

Decrying the "out of date" structure of the UN Security Council, G4 nations including India have said the problem of "imbalance of influence" in the Council cannot be corrected if only non-permanent members are added to the powerful world body as part of its reform.

India, Japan, Germany and Brazil today said that the nations "legitimate" candidates for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council as they pushed for its reform in a "fixed timeframe". Hosting the special summit in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the task should be accomplished immediately.

In his opening remarks at a special summit in New York of four countries - Japan, Germany, Brazil and India or the G-4 - host Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch to reform the United Nations Security Council and include as permanent members "the world's largest democracies."

India will host a "very substantive and significant" summit meeting of the G-4 nations aimed at pushing for early UN Security Council reforms in the wake of the UN General Assembly adopting a decision to commence text-based negotiations on the long-pending reforms.

Influential US Congressman Ami Bera has asked the Obama Administration to work towards making India and other members of the 'G-4 countries' a permanent member of the UN Security Council.