UNSC reforms News

In a statement issued after the meeting, the ministers stressed that the time has come to move towards a result-oriented process and urged the redoubling of efforts to achieve concrete outcomes within a fixed time frame through the commencement of text-based negotiations.

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly also emphasised that Africa deserves a louder voice on the world stage. 

India`s Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said on Friday that India is all set to ensure a place for itself at the global top tables. It will make its place in G-20 and the UN Security Council presidency as the country is eager to bring solutions to the table. Kamboj, when questioned about UNSC reforms and India`s permanent seat at the security council during the media interaction, stated, "India is ready to take its place at the global top tables as a country that is willing to bring solutions to the table. One of the central tenets of our foreign policy is human-centric and which will remain the same.”

Ruchira Kamboj said that the longer the security council reform is stalled the greater the deficit in representation She said this while delivering the G4 Statement at the UNGA on equitable representation of the UN Security Council India`s Permanent Representative to the UN said, "Consequently, the council still doesn't reflect the current geo-political landscape"

Earlier this week Foreign ministers of G4 countries met and called for urgent reforms "to better reflect contemporary realities".

Intergovernmental Negotiations framework (IGN) is a group within the United Nations that is looking into UNSC reforms but it has made no progress since 2009 when it was formed. 

The five Nordic countries - Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Finland – also issued a joint statement terming New Delhi as a "strong candidate" for the world body's top organisation.

India has cautioned against questioning the "convergence" of views that took the negotiation process for Security Council reforms forward instead of building up on that progress.

India has cautioned against questioning the "convergence" of views that took the negotiation process for Security Council reforms forward instead of building up on that progress.

Making a pitch for rebooting the stalled Security Council reform process, India has said that to regain its "lost legitimacy" the Council should change to reflect the new world realities.

Russia reaffirmed its support for India's candidature for a permanent membership of a reformed and expanded UN Security Council."

The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed their intention to work together for the early realisation of U.N. reforms, particularly the Security Council reform.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India and Africa are two bright spots of hope and opportunity in the global economy.

The G4 bloc of India, Japan, Brazil and Germany will give a "strong push" to inter- governmental negotiations for achieving early UNSC reform when its leaders meet for a summit on Saturday, a top official has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to host leaders of the G4 nations for a special summit here ahead of leaving for the Silicon Valley leg of his US visit.

Amid India's strong bid for a permanent seat in UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched for reform of the powerful world body to make it "broad-based", saying it is essential to maintain its credibility and legitimacy in the current world realities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Ireland and the US from September 23-29.

Even though it was a big diplomatic victory for India when the UN General Assembly recently adopted a negotiating text by consensus for the long-pending Security Council reforms, a report appeared on Friday claiming that both China and Russia had tried to scuttle the process.

Congress Wednesday said there was "misplaced euphoria" in Modi dispensation over UN General Assembly adopting a negotiating text for Security Council reforms as the party saw more hurdles for India's permanent membership bid.

The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a negotiating text by consensus for the long- pending Security Council reforms, setting the stage for talks on the issue at its 70th session beginning tomorrow, boosting India's bid for a permanent seat in the revamped world body.