U.K. calls for U.N. reform with permanent Security Council seat for India
The Hindu
U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called for a reinvigorated multilateral system and supported India’s bid for permanent membership of the powerful Security Council
The U.K. government has reiterated its call for reform of the United Nations as one of its top transnational priorities and supported India's bid for permanent membership of the powerful Security Council.
India has been at the forefront of the years-long efforts to reform the UN Security Council (UNSC), saying it rightly deserved a place as a permanent member of the United Nations.
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Currently, the UNSC has five permanent members — China, France, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S. Only a permanent member has the power to veto any substantive resolution.
In a speech at a conference at the Chatham House think tank in London on Thursday, U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called for a reinvigorated multilateral system that is more reflective of the times.
He pointed out that the world’s economic centre of gravity is shifting away from the Euro-Atlantic and towards the Indo-Pacific but the multilateral institutions are yet to catch up.
“I have five transnational priorities. First, reform of the United Nations Security Council. We want to see permanent African representation and membership extended to India, Brazil, Germany and Japan,” said Mr. Cleverly.
The All-India level NEET examination was started a few years ago to counter complaints of corruption during the joint entrance examinations held at the State level. AIDSO had warned the authorities that the solution to the menace of corruption was not changing the examination system, but to investigate the corruption and punish the guilty.