India Calls for Equal Veto Rights in UN Security Council Reform
India's UN representative, Harish Parvathaneni, stated that any UN Security Council reform creating permanent seats without veto power would be discriminatory. India advocates for equal rights for all permanent members to ensure fairness in global decision-making.
Why it matters
This highlights India's ongoing diplomatic push for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council and its stance on global geopolitical reform.
India has asserted that any reform of the UN Security Council that creates a new category of permanent members without veto powers would effectively relegate them to "second-class" status, leaving the existing five permanent powers in control of the decision-making process.China, France, Russia, the UK and the US are the five permanent members of the 15-nation Security Council and enjoy veto powers. The Council also has 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, on Monday said the veto must be held by all permanent members of a reformed Council as long as the provision exists, stressing that fairness and justice demand equal rights and responsibilities for all permanent members."India's position on the veto is principled and well known...
Also covering this story
3 other newsrooms covered this event. We read each version separately.
New UNSC permanent members without veto would be 'second-class': India
'Shouldn't be an instrument of narrow political expediency': India calls for veto powers for all UN Security Council members amid reform push
India says new UNSC permanent members without veto would be ‘second-class’
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in