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Taking a sharp dig at the United Nations Security Council, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it is like an "old club" where member nations are unwilling to admit new members as they perceive it as losing the grip...
In his address at the Rotary Institute 2023 event in Bengaluru on Sunday, Jaishankar said that the members of the "club" do not want their practices to be questioned.. "Security Council is like an old club, where there are set members who don't want to let go of the grip..
Not very keen to admit more members, not keen to have their practices questioned," Jaishankar said.. Calling it a failure, the External Affairs Minister pointed out that with no reforms, the UN is getting less and less effective...
Earlier in September, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had said that the resistance of the United Nations to reform its structure, will eventually lead to the body being "anachronistic" and people will start finding solutions outside.. Jaishankar gave an "injudicious" reference of passengers sitting in a bus drawing a comparison with the permanent members of the UN Security Council...
Sometimes, you see such passengers, you see someone is tired, someone is carrying a baby, they will not get up and give up that seat," he had said.. Notably, reforms in the global systems have been an issue continuously raised by India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the global stage...
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