‘World does not give things easily, sometimes one has to seize it’: EAM Jaishankar on India’s permanent UNSC membership

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Highlighting the increasing global backing 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 has to seize it. Among the five permanent members (P5) of the UNSC, China stands as the sole nation opposing India’s inclusion in the highest echelons of the UN. Ironically, India had previously supported China’s bid for permanent membership in the UNSC. The significance lies in the fact that each of the P5 countries possesses veto power within the UNSC, requiring the unanimous approval of all members for the...