Geneva: US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Wednesday that America has offered reforms in other UN institutions including the UNSC. The President has talked about this before in his remarks to the United Nations General Assembly, Patel said. The secretary has also told about this. We certainly support reform of other UN bodies, including the Security Council. By doing this we can reflect the world of the 21st century.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has advocated for giving India a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. America has also reacted to his statement. Let us tell you that India has been demanding a permanent seat in the Security Council for a long time to better represent the interests of the developing world. There are currently 15 countries in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). There are five permanent members with veto power. It also includes 10 non-permanent member states elected for a two-year term.
In January, Elon Musk had called it absurd for India not to get a permanent seat in the UNSC. He had said that the countries which have more power than they need do not want to give it up. In a post on X, Elon Musk said, there is a need to amend the UN bodies. The problem is that those who have extra power don’t want to give it up. India does not have a permanent seat, despite being the most populous country on earth. Africa should also collectively get a permanent seat. The five permanent members of the UNSC include China, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the United States. Non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are elected by the UNGA for a 2-year term. Ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its election manifesto proposed permanent membership for the country in the United Nations Security Council. Vow to achieve. In its manifesto released on April 14, the BJP said, we are committed to achieving permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council to raise India’s position in global decision making. Earlier in January, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had Emphasized the growing global support for India’s permanent membership of the Council and said that sometimes things are not given generously.
