Elon Musk Calls for UNSC Changes: India Not Having Permanent Seat Absurd
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Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk insists on the revision of United Nations bodies and calls India, as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, ‘absurd.’
The American entrepreneur highlights the problem in the revision of UN bodies and says that countries with excess power do not want to give it up, adding that Africa collectively should have a permanent membership in the United Nations.
Taking to X, Musk says, “At some point, there needs to be a revision of the UN Bodies. The problem is that those with excess power do not want to give it up. India not having a permanent seat on the Security Council, despite being the most populous country on Earth, is absurd. Africa collectively should also have a permanent seat.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had also made an impassioned plea for the UN to reflect today’s world: “How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council? Institutions must reflect today’s world, not that of 80 years ago. September’s Summit of the Future will be an opportunity to consider global governance reforms and rebuild trust.”
Guterres said in a post on 21st January, India has been a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for eight terms (16 years). The country is a member of the G4, a group of nations that back each other to seek permanent membership of the UNSC. The countries advocate for reform in the UNSC.
Earlier, emphasizing growing global support for India’s permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that sometimes things are not given generously and one must seize them.
“With each passing year, the feeling in the world is that India should be there, and I can feel the support…. The world does not give things easily and generously; sometimes you must take them,” the External Affairs Minister said in response to a question regarding the permanent seat for India at the UNSC.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has noted, “When the UN was established, the world at that time was completely different from today. At the same time, there were 51 founding members in the UN. Today, the number of countries included in the UN is around 200. Despite this, the permanent members in the UNSC are still the same.”
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