India Bid Unsc

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday backed India's bid for a permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), days after US President Joe Biden and France's Emmanuel Macron made a similar pitch.

Affirming support for the reformation of the United Nations Security Council to better represent the developing world, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said that the United States has long endorsed permanent seats in the council for India.

Indian politicians have argued for decades that the nation deserves to be a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The United Nations Security Council needs urgent reforms and India should get its rightful place as a permanent member of the top UN body, says former Singapore diplomat professor Kishore Mahbubani.

The lack of adequate geographic representation in the UNSC is responsible for its failures, and giving Africa permanent membership will be essential to make the top UN body effective, R. Ravindra, charge d'affaires of India's UN mission has said.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said India will definitely get permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council as there is a feeling in the world that it should get the position, but the country will have to work harder this

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkey would be "proud" if a country like India becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for expansion of the UN Security Council and reforms in all global institutions, asserting that they should reflect the world's "new realities".

The UK government has reiterated its call for reform of the United Nations as one of its top transnational priorities and supported India's bid for permanent membership of the powerful Security Council.

France has reaffirmed its support for India, Germany, Brazil and Japan as permanent members in an expanded UN Security Council, underlining the need to take into account the emergence of new powers willing and able to assume the responsibility.

Russia on Friday vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory, with China and India abstaining.

The need to reform the UN Security Council cannot be denied forever, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said even as he noted that India never believed that revamping the top organ of the world body will be an easy process.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said his government will back the bids of India and Japan for permanent member status at the UN Security Council.

India not sitting as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is "not good for us" only but also not good for the global body and its transformation is "overdue", Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said, emphasising that he is working on it.

India criticised the UN General Assembly's decision to roll over the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on UN Security Council reform to the next UNGA session, terming it a "wasted opportunity".

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday backed India's bid for a permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), days after US President Joe Biden and France's Emmanuel Macron made a similar pitch.

Affirming support for the reformation of the United Nations Security Council to better represent the developing world, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said that the United States has long endorsed permanent seats in the council for India.

Indian politicians have argued for decades that the nation deserves to be a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The United Nations Security Council needs urgent reforms and India should get its rightful place as a permanent member of the top UN body, says former Singapore diplomat professor Kishore Mahbubani.

The lack of adequate geographic representation in the UNSC is responsible for its failures, and giving Africa permanent membership will be essential to make the top UN body effective, R. Ravindra, charge d'affaires of India's UN mission has said.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said India will definitely get permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council as there is a feeling in the world that it should get the position, but the country will have to work harder this

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkey would be "proud" if a country like India becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for expansion of the UN Security Council and reforms in all global institutions, asserting that they should reflect the world's "new realities".

The UK government has reiterated its call for reform of the United Nations as one of its top transnational priorities and supported India's bid for permanent membership of the powerful Security Council.

France has reaffirmed its support for India, Germany, Brazil and Japan as permanent members in an expanded UN Security Council, underlining the need to take into account the emergence of new powers willing and able to assume the responsibility.

Russia on Friday vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory, with China and India abstaining.

The need to reform the UN Security Council cannot be denied forever, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said even as he noted that India never believed that revamping the top organ of the world body will be an easy process.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said his government will back the bids of India and Japan for permanent member status at the UN Security Council.

India not sitting as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is "not good for us" only but also not good for the global body and its transformation is "overdue", Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said, emphasising that he is working on it.

India criticised the UN General Assembly's decision to roll over the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on UN Security Council reform to the next UNGA session, terming it a "wasted opportunity".