India criticizes UNSC reform deadlock

India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, strongly criticized the lack of progress in UN Security Council reforms during the adoption of a decision to roll over the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) to the 81st UN General Assembly session. The IGN has been ongoing for 17 rounds over 18 years without concrete results. India called for text-based negotiations with clear timelines and milestones, and for expansion in both permanent and non-permanent categories of UNSC membership to better represent the Global South. India also launched its campaign for a non-permanent seat for the 2028-29 term, competing with Tajikistan. The Uniting for Consensus group, comprising Canada, Pakistan, Turkey, and Italy, opposes adding new permanent members.