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India Seeks Permanent Membership of UN Security Council

Outlines: Continuing to insist on the expansion of the United Nations Security Council, India presented a case for its inclusion as a permanent member of the Security Council at the 49th UN General Assembly session, held from Sept. ’94 to Jan. ’95. India also asked the assembly to enhance the Council’s transparency.

We are confident that India deserves to be a permanent member of the Council, judged against any set of criteria. We stand ready to serve in that capacity whenever we are called upon to do so,” said Minister of State in PMO, Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi, while addressing the U.N. General Assembly.

Mr. Chaturvedi said the population, size of the economy, contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security, and future potential, should be the criteria for the Council’s future expansion.

“The laws of the corporate world, where equity shares determine the voting power, should not apply to the Council. Nor should it emulate the brettonwoods institutions in which wealth determines the strength of votes,” he said.

Advising against any selective piecemeal expansion of permanent members category, Mr. Chaturvedi said “India’s basic approach is that the expansion should take place in the existing categories and on the basis of the present geographical groupings. The selection of countries should follow rather than precede the establishment of criteria,” he said.

“A radical reorganisation of the Council, with new categories of members or new geographical arrangements, will lead to more complications and retard the progress we have achieved so far….the time has come for us to work out an expansion package within the framework of the U.N. charter.”

 Further, India emphasised the need to devote equal attention to improve the Council’s working methods and transparency. A regular system of exchange between the Assembly and the Council, through an appropriate mechanism, is essential for reassuring the general membership about the accountability of the council to the Assembly.