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6 November 2014, Eurasia Review

Should India give up on the UNSC? – Analysis

Manjeet Kriplani, founder and director, Gateway House analyses whether or not India should give up on the UN Security Council. This article has been republished by Eurasia Review

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Despite staking a claim to permanent UN Security Council membership 60 years ago, India is no closer to that goal. While conflict zones remain in Africa and Asia, economic might has shifted eastwards. The West-dominated UNSC is becoming irrelevant. If India becomes a permanent member, can it influence the council’s ethos?

In his address to the 69th United Nations General Assembly on September 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to “make it more democratic and participative.” It was a thinly-veiled call for India to be made a permanent member.

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