India at UNSC and its pursuit for reforms
What is UNSC?
The United Nations Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for guaranteeing international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter.
The UN Security Council consists of 15 members, five of them are permanent members. The other 10 members are elected for two years. Permanent members include China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. India has been trying to become a permanent member of the council for years but has been unsuccessful due to a lack of votes. The five permanent members have the “right of veto”, which means that if any of these countries do not agree with a resolution, it cannot be adopted. China is the greatest barrier to India’s permanent accession to the Security Council.
Journey of India so far
India commenced its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council effective January 1, 2021. It is for the eighth time that India has taken its seat among the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council. As a non-permanent member of the UNSC, India had been elected for 1950–51, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1991–92, and 2011–12.
