News Mania Desk / 26th September 2024
France President Emmanuel Macron on September 24, Tuesday, confirmed that he has his full support to India for securing a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as the UN looks forward to expanding the body in order to make it more inclusive and representative of the changing world.
While addressing the UN General Assembly, he stated, “France is in favour of the Security Council being expanded. Germany, Japan, India and Brazil should become permanent members, as well as two countries that Africa would designate to represent it.”
However, he also warned that this action alone would not be enough to restore the Council’s effectiveness and suggested that certain changes must take place in the body’s working methods, a limitation of the right of veto in cases of mass crimes, and more attention to operational decisions required for maintaining peace.
Concluding his speech, he said, “The time has come to regain efficiency in order to act better on the ground.”
The UN has moved towards this decision as they faced challenges to address the major global issues such as the Russia-Ukraine war or the Gaza issue. The reform would supposedly enhance the UNSC’s effectiveness and credibility. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar speculates that as the reliability of UN is going down, the chances of India securing a permanent seat grow day by day.
India has been actively trying to secure a permanent seat and it’s probability is increasing, particularly after a joint statement from the Quad nations—comprising the United States, India, Japan, and Australia—during their sixth summit.
The statement reiterated the same sentiment, support towards UNSC reform and also emphasized upon the need to make it more inclusive and representative.
US President Joe Biden also supported this decision during bilateral talks with PM Narendra Modi, highlighting India’s significant contributions to international peacekeeping and its status as the world’s largest democracy.
