The battle for UN Security Council overhaul intensified as India categorically opposed a third membership tier, branding it an evasion of permanent expansion—the heart of meaningful reform.
At the latest IGN meeting, Yojana Patel articulated India’s position with precision. This ‘fixed regional’ setup, she said, prolongs the Council’s crisis of validity, serving only to procrastinate.
Pushed by UfC dissidents like Italy and Pakistan, the group has mastered obstruction, wielding procedures to halt advancement indefinitely.
‘Most members recognize reform’s urgency—it’s not tomorrow’s task,’ Patel stressed, isolating the obstructors.
G4’s Yamazaki (for India, Japan, Germany, Brazil) dissected the proposal: no better than current rotating seats, it perpetuates imbalances without permanence’s stability.
The alliance reiterates support for both categories’ growth, mutual permanent endorsements underscoring their unity against dilutions.
L.69’s Rambally (Saint Lucia, for 42 developing states incl. India) decried intermediates as deceptive: ‘No more waiting for illusions after eight decades.’
Patel rebuffed veto grants to unknowns as sabotage, plain and simple.
She championed dual expansions as the sole path forward, widely endorsed, warning incomplete reforms breed injustice.
Operational reviews can adapt to more members, ensuring representation for underrepresented regions: Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America-Caribbean.
India’s forthright opposition spotlights the reform chasm, urging the UN toward a representative future amid shifting geopolitics.