India urges UN Security Council reform

India, through its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, has strongly advocated for comprehensive reforms of the International — United Nations Security Council. India asserts that any reform must include an expansion in the permanent category with veto power, arguing that the current structure, designed over 80 years ago, is imbalanced and does not reflect contemporary geopolitical realities. India has been at the forefront of these efforts for decades, emphasizing its deservingness of a permanent seat. Harish also noted that considering a new category, with or without veto, would complicate existing discussions and that the scope of reforms should be limited to the current framework to streamline the process. He also highlighted the issue of 'effective veto' exercised by elected members for narrow interests and the ineffectiveness of resolutions aimed at restraining the veto power.