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India is gearing up to become a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council. What prevents India from becoming its permanent member. What are the credentials that India does have to become a permanent UNSC member?
India is gearing up to become a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council. What prevents India from becoming its permanent member. What are the credentials that India does have to become a permanent UNSC member?
United Nations Security Council:
- The United Nations Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with ensuring international peace and security.
- It also has the power of recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter.
Though India aspired to become a permanent member in the UNSC for a long time, it couldn’t make it for various reasons:
- Lack of political will on the part of 5 permanent members of UNSC like US and China towards overall United Nations reforms (in particular the reform of UNSC)
- Strong lobby of Coffee club countries against the aspirations of G4 countries (especially pakistan against India)
- Rejection of Non-Proliferation Treaty by India (pinpointing by certain countries)
- Anti-India sentiment persisting among the Chinese politicians
- India’s poor human development rankings
- India’s inability to completely quell the insurgents and terrorists
India’s Credentials:
- India is the biggest democracy as well as the third largest economy in the world
- India hosts 1/6 of the world’s population
- It always stands for peaceful amicable solutions to global issues and also for rules-based international order
- It warmly supports globalization and multilateralism
- India is responsible nuclear power (Ex:- No-First Use policy)
- It never meddles in the internal affairs of other countries
- It works shoulder to shoulder with International institutions for the welfare of humanity
- It abide by the principles of international law in almost all cases
- It is emerging as a net security provider in the Indo-Pacific region
- It contributed tremendously to the United Nations Peacekeeping missions launched in various countries.
- It strives for the welfare of least developed countries in many ways. (Ex:- Grants to African countries)
- It shows its leadership in the domain of sustainable development. (Ex:-International Solar alliance)
Way Forward:
Keeping India’s achievements and credentials in mind, we could positively hope for our permanent membership in UNSC in the near future, for a safer and sustainable world.
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