Contemporary reality demands new inclusions in UNSC: India

United Nations, Dec 9 (PTI) Seeking "real change" in the
UN Security Council both in its composition and working
methods, India has said that contemporary reality demands new
countries' inclusion as its permanent members and highlighted
the need for "decisive progress" on the issue of reform.

"Contemporary reality demands new inclusions in the
permanent membership," Indian Ambassador to the United
Nations, Hardeep Puri, said.
He stated this in his intervention during the informal
plenary exchange of the fourth round of negotiations on the
Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the
Membership of the Security Council and Related Matters.
"Working methods also need improvement, and it would be
unrealistic to hope to achieve this without an expansion in
the permanent membership," Puri said at the UN headquarters.
Arguing that it is essential that UN members now build on
the widespread demand for expansion in both permanent and
non-permanent memberships, Puri articulated that genuine
reform in the world body cannot be achieved without an
expansion in both categories.
"The current structure of the UNSC continues to reflect
1945 and is no longer tenable. The Charter itself envisaged a
review after 10 years. But it took 20 years for a minimum
movement, when in 1965 a limited expansion in the
non-permanent category was implemented," he said.
"It has since been 44 years with no further movement,
even though the world has changed significantly," Puri said.
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