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India should have permanent seat in UN Security Council, says US

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  • Published
    27th Sep, 2021

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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