Security Council Expansion

India has underscored the need for a reformed UN Security Council that better reflects the geographical and developmental diversity of the United Nations today.

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 remarks by Ms Kamboj came during her address on Thursday to the Informal Meeting of the Plenary on the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN).

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the possibility of enlarging the Security Council is now "seriously on the table"but expressed pessimism that the right of veto would be put into question.

As global leaders underscored the importance of reformed multilateralism to ensure an "effective collective response" to global crises such as COVID-19 at a high-level session, Pakistan used it to rake up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and oppose the expansion of the Security Council's permanent membership.

The US has congratulated Justice Dalveer Bhandari for his re-election to the International Court of Justice or ICJ, however, it asserted that it is against any change in the current veto structure of the UN Security Council, even as it favorus a modest expansion of the 15-membered body.

In the absence of long-due reform and expansion of its permanent and non-permanent members, the UN Security Council remains "dysfunctional" as it no longer reflects contemporary realities and confronts a crisis of "legitimacy and credibility", India has said.

Foreign Ministers of G4 countries, including India, have called for an "early reform" of the UN Security Council and expansion of its permanent and non-permanent members at a meeting on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly Sessions of the United Nations

India has opposed introducing new categories for consideration in inter-governmental negotiations on expansion of the UNSC, saying it is "unacceptable" that "discarded" options on increasing the UN body's membership are being repackaged as new offerings.

Expressing confidence that India would become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the country expected that the new members would have the same rights, including the veto power, as the existing permanent members.

China has reacted with caution to a new step proposed by India to help it become a permanent member of the powerful United Nations Security Council. Last week, India said that it was willing, in exchange for induction, to surrender the important veto right that permanent members are entitled to.

The White House on Friday defended its decision to abstain from a UN Security Council vote on Israeli settlements, allowing the resolution to pass, saying the rapid expansion of settlement activity put a two-state solution at risk.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today supported India's quest for permanent membership of the UN Security Council as he called for its expansion to include India for a more "realistic" re-alignment of the world order.

Asserting that efficiency of the Security Council does not depend on "numbers", India has said the UN top body's expansion should be based on "contemporary realities" and the need for ensuring due place to under-represented and unrepresented regions.

The long-pending UN Security Council (UNSC) reform process got a much-needed breakthrough after efforts led by India resulted in the adoption of text-based negotiations in 2015, a year that also saw the world body grappling with the emergence of terror group ISIS, climate change and refugee crisis.

India has underscored the need for a reformed UN Security Council that better reflects the geographical and developmental diversity of the United Nations today.

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 remarks by Ms Kamboj came during her address on Thursday to the Informal Meeting of the Plenary on the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN).

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the possibility of enlarging the Security Council is now "seriously on the table"but expressed pessimism that the right of veto would be put into question.

As global leaders underscored the importance of reformed multilateralism to ensure an "effective collective response" to global crises such as COVID-19 at a high-level session, Pakistan used it to rake up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and oppose the expansion of the Security Council's permanent membership.

The US has congratulated Justice Dalveer Bhandari for his re-election to the International Court of Justice or ICJ, however, it asserted that it is against any change in the current veto structure of the UN Security Council, even as it favorus a modest expansion of the 15-membered body.

In the absence of long-due reform and expansion of its permanent and non-permanent members, the UN Security Council remains "dysfunctional" as it no longer reflects contemporary realities and confronts a crisis of "legitimacy and credibility", India has said.

Foreign Ministers of G4 countries, including India, have called for an "early reform" of the UN Security Council and expansion of its permanent and non-permanent members at a meeting on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly Sessions of the United Nations

India has opposed introducing new categories for consideration in inter-governmental negotiations on expansion of the UNSC, saying it is "unacceptable" that "discarded" options on increasing the UN body's membership are being repackaged as new offerings.

Expressing confidence that India would become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the country expected that the new members would have the same rights, including the veto power, as the existing permanent members.

China has reacted with caution to a new step proposed by India to help it become a permanent member of the powerful United Nations Security Council. Last week, India said that it was willing, in exchange for induction, to surrender the important veto right that permanent members are entitled to.

The White House on Friday defended its decision to abstain from a UN Security Council vote on Israeli settlements, allowing the resolution to pass, saying the rapid expansion of settlement activity put a two-state solution at risk.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson today supported India's quest for permanent membership of the UN Security Council as he called for its expansion to include India for a more "realistic" re-alignment of the world order.

Asserting that efficiency of the Security Council does not depend on "numbers", India has said the UN top body's expansion should be based on "contemporary realities" and the need for ensuring due place to under-represented and unrepresented regions.

The long-pending UN Security Council (UNSC) reform process got a much-needed breakthrough after efforts led by India resulted in the adoption of text-based negotiations in 2015, a year that also saw the world body grappling with the emergence of terror group ISIS, climate change and refugee crisis.