Modi asks G20 leaders to reform Security Council
Narendra Modi on Sunday urged world leaders assembled at the G20 leaders’ summit to make global structures, including the UN Security Council, reflective of current realities. Speaking at a summit session, Modi made India’s claim for permanent membership of the UNSC unambiguous and cautioned that it is a natural law that individuals and institutions that do not adapt to change tend to lose their relevance over time.
The five permanent UN members with veto power in the world body are the US, UK, France, Russia and China. Modi’s call to secure a seat for India at the UNSC comes against the backdrop of India presenting itself as the voice of the Global South, championing the cause of developing and least developed countries.
It comes a day after G20 nations according permanent membership to the 55-member African Union in G20, based on a proposal by India. India and Brazil, which holds the next G20 presidency, also issued a joint statement in which Modi and Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed their commitment to the comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council, including its expansion in the permanent and non-permanent categories, with increased representation of developing countries in both.
The leaders reiterated their mutual support for their countries’ permanent membership in an expanded UNSC. Modi also called for reforms at multilateral banks, global regulations on crypto assets, responsible human-centric AI governance and global cooperation in cyber-security.
In his concluding remarks at the two-day G20 leaders’ summit, he proposed another G20 meeting in November when Brazil formally takes over the grouping’s presidency. Modi told the visiting leaders that today’s world is vastly different from
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