Key Points
The United Nations and the Security Council will remain just a "talk shop" if they do not reflect the realities of the present world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, strongly pitching for reform of the global body..
In an address at a G7 session in Hiroshima, Modi wondered why different forums have had to deliberate on issues relating to peace and stability when the UN was formed to deal with these challenges...
"It is a matter of analysis, why do we have to talk about peace and stability in different forums?.
That is why it is necessary that reforms should be implemented in big institutions like the UN," Modi said.. "They will also have to become the voice of the Global South..
India, Brazil, South Africa, Germany and Japan are strong contenders for permanent membership of the UNSC which has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security...
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