India rejects religion-based UNSC reform

India rejects religion-based UNSC reform.

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00:00The council membership needs to be increased from 15 to 25 or 26.

00:05Second, a reformed security council would consist of 11 permanent members

00:09and 14 or 15 non-permanent members.

00:15On 15 April 2025, India's permanent representative to the UN,

00:20Ambassador P. Harish, took part in the Intergovernmental Negotiations, IGN,

00:24on the size of the future council and regional representation.

00:27India firmly rejected proposals to include religion or faith as criteria for UNSC representation,

00:34stating that such parameters go against the long-standing principle of regional representation.

00:39Proposals to introduce new parameters, such as religious affiliation,

00:44run counter to establish UN practice and add considerable complexity to an already difficult discussion.

00:50The path to achieve real reforms, just like any other UN process,

00:54is text-based negotiations involving clearly defined timelines and milestones.

01:00Attempts to introduce new parameters, such as religion and faith,

01:03as basis for representation in a reformed council,

01:06runs completely counter to regional representation,

01:09which has been the accepted basis for representation in the United Nations.

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