"More Pressing Than Ever": India Calls For Overhaul Of UN Security Council Working Methods
India has formally called for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council, arguing that its current structure is outdated and fails to reflect 21st-century geopolitical realities. The Indian delegation emphasized the need for expanded membership and updated working methods to restore the Council's credibility in resolving global conflicts.
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As a rising global power, India's push for a permanent seat and structural reform highlights the growing tension between the post-WWII international order and the current influence of the Global South.
India has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the United Nations Security Council, arguing that its working methods, membership structure and decision-making processes must be reformed to reflect the realities of the 21st century and restore confidence in the UN's principal security body.Addressing the Security Council's annual open debate on working methods, Ambassador Yojna Patel, Charge d'Affaires at India's Permanent Mission to the UN, said the Council's credibility and legitimacy were under growing scrutiny amid its inability to intervene effectively in conflicts that have caused widespread human suffering.Patel said the need for reform was "more pronounced and pressing than ever before," pointing to the dramatic transformation of the international system since the Council was established in 1945.
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