"World does not give things easily, sometimes...": EAM Jaishankar on India's permanent UNSC membership
global support for India's permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that sometimes things are not given generously and one has to seize it.
«With each passing year, the feeling in the world is that India should be there, and I can feel that support...The world does not give things easily and generously; sometimes you have to take them,» the EAM said on a question regarding a permanent seat for India at the UNSC.
The EAM was speaking at 'Manthan': Townhall meeting in Maharashtra's Nagpur.
Jaishankar then pointed that India which has showed the capability of conducting a successful G20 presidency, that brought out " New Delhi Declaration" despite of diferences within the member nations,will contribute in the UNSC.
«If a country has such a capability, such a country in the UNSC can actually contribute as well,» he added.
On the relevance of the UN, the EAM said that in many ways, the limitations of the UN are now showing and that the organisation used to be more relevant in the 1950s-60s.
United Nations (UN) is getting more and more ineffective in confronting key issues, he said, «The UN used to be more relevant in the 1950s-60s, but as the number of country's grew, it was easier for the permanent members to dominate the smaller countries.
However, that has not been the case in the last 30 years. Today, the five permanent members are not the five largest economies of the world.»
Jaishankar said that with the passage of time, other countries have developed the confidence to challenge and not agree with the permanent members.
«The permanent members are also fighting among themselves.
