Four countries except China in support of India's permanent membership in UNSC, the Ministry of External Affairs gave big information to the Parliament
There are four out of five countries in support of India's permanent membership in the UNSC. This information has been given by the Central Government in the Lok Sabha. The UNSC has five permanent members - China, France, Russia, the UK and the US.
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Four out of five countries support India's permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council. This big information has been given by the Central Government in the Lok Sabha. The five permanent members of the UNSC include China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan said that except China, the remaining four countries are in support of India. He said that four out of five countries have supported India's permanent candidature in the bilaterally expanded UNSC. The Minister of State for External Affairs informed that the government is also making every effort to garner support for India.
From bilateral to multi-lateral and high-level meetings, the central government is trying to garner support to make India a permanent member of the UNSC. The Minister of State for External Affairs told that during the bilateral talks at the White House with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, US President Joe Biden also supported the expanded UNSC and India's permanent membership to the NSG or Nuclear Suppliers Group.
China also in support of reforms in UNSC
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman also supported the reform at the UNSC in a dialogue last year. However, China did not make any public statement regarding India's membership. China believes that this will increase the authority and efficiency of the organization and the voice of developing countries will get a platform. China also believes that small and developing countries should also contribute in the decision-making process.
India's emphasis on reform in other groups as well
It is worth noting that the Inter-Governmental Negotiation (IGN) is deliberating on reforms in the United Nations regarding the category of members, veto power and regional representation. The Minister of State for External Affairs, in response to a question in Parliament, also informed that India is a group of other reform-oriented countries such as the G-4 (India, Japan, Brazil and Germany) and the L.69 Group (a group of regional countries that include Asia, Africa and Latin America). America) countries are emphasizing on reforms.
