President Biden stated unequivocally that India should have a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), as per information provided by India’s MEA after Quad summit.
Context
President Biden stated unequivocally that India should have a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), as per information provided by India’s MEA after Quad summit.
About UNSC
- India, one of the founding members of the world body has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Council seven times during the years- 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and most recently in 2011-2012.
- The UNSC comprises 15 members, including:
- 10 non-permanent
- five permanent members
- The 193-member UNSC holds elections every year to elect five non-permanent members for a two-year term at the UN.
- Apart from this, there are five permanent members of the Council-China, France, Russia, the UK and the US.
India’s entry to NSG
- President Biden also reaffirmed US support for India's entry to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
- The NSG is a 48-member grouping which regulates global nuclear commerce.
- Ever since India applied for the membership of the NSG in May 2016, China has been insisting that only those countries which have signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) should be allowed to enter the organisation.
- India and Pakistan are not signatories of the NPT. After India's application, Pakistan too has applied for the NSG membership in 2016.
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