UNSC : India has presented a detailed proposal for reforms by the G4 countries to the United Nations Security Council. India has recommended several reforms which, if implemented, would make the UN Security Council more democratic and inclusive. India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, participated in the 'Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform' programme.
India @IndiaUNNewYork @ruchirakamboj details the G4's position on UNSC reforms:
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- Western Europe is over-represented
- Calls for expansion in both, permanent & non-permanent membership
-Calls for increased representation of global south pic.twitter.com/DbQTTbKyD5
Ruchira Kamboj presented the proposal from India
At the event, Ruchira Kamboj presented a proposal from the G4 countries Brazil, Germany, Japan and India, in which the number of members of the Security Council is recommended to be increased from the current 15 to 25-26. In addition, it has suggested to include six permanent members and four-five temporary members. India has also said that 'out of six new permanent members, two should be proposed by African states and Asia Pacific countries, one by Latin American countries and Caribbean countries and one by Western European countries and other countries'.
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Apart from this, Ruchira Kamboj has also said that the current arrangement of the Security Council lacks representation in both permanent and non-permanent categories. This is why the United Nations Security Council is not that effective and needs urgent reform for global stability and peace. Kamboj further said that no improvement is possible by ignoring the lack of representation and especially the extreme imbalance in the permanent category and because of this the Security Council is proving unable to deal with international challenges.
France and America support India's inclusion
It is to be noted that the proposal submitted by India also contains suggestions on veto, which states that the new permanent members will have the same responsibilities and rights as the existing members, but they can take the veto decision only after a thorough review of any issue. It is worth mentioning that currently only five countries have veto power in the United Nations Security Council, which includes China, Russia, France, Britain and the United States. The other two members are temporary, elected for two years and do not have veto power. However, France and America have supported India's inclusion in the Security Council.
