GD- Discussion / Indl Lecture topic UN Security Council- And India's Stand
ssb coaching India’s quest for Permanent seat at UN Security Council India has been seeking a permanent seat on the UN Security Council as a member of the G4, an organisation composed of Brazil, Germany, Japan, and India , all seeking permanent representation. According to their proposal, the UN Security Council should be expanded beyond the current 15 members to include 25 members. This issue arouses considerable interest despite wide acceptance of the fact nothing is likely to change in the near future. This blog analyzes the subject. Relevance of UN Security Council The UN Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has failed to do so. The idea of the UN being able to maintain peace and security was based on an assumption that ‘international relations would be conducted in the spirit of fairness and morality’. This assumption was wron...