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  France assures support for India's permanent UNSC bid as PM Modi holds talks with Emmanuel Macron

  World | February 12, 2025 18:32 IST

  Both PM Modi and Emmanuel Macron stressed an urgent need for reform in the United Nations Security Council. Macron reiterated France's support for India's permanent membership at UNSC.

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  'Relic of the past': Bhutan, Portugal support India's permanent membership of UN Security Council

  World | September 28, 2024 13:30 IST

  Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay referred to the UN Security Council as a "relic of the past" that did not represent the current geopolitical landscape. India's long-time efforts for a permanent seat in the Council has received backing from the US, France and Britain as well.

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  'India has become a model for countries': Jaishankar on 'inevitable' permanent UNSC membership

  World | April 02, 2024 18:14 IST

  Jaishankar underscored that much work was needed to push for India's permanent membership in the UN Security Council amid concerns that the UN had weakened. He also highlighted India's economic resilience and democratic achievements despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  India presents elaborate G4 model for UNSC reform, vouches for more permanent members

  World | March 08, 2024 18:21 IST

  India's reform model proposes that the Security Council’s membership increase from the current 15 to 25-26, by adding six permanent and four or five non-permanent members. It stopped short of specifying which member states would occupy the new UNSC permanent seats.

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  India not having permanent seat on UN Security Council is 'absurd': Elon Musk

  World | January 23, 2024 10:30 IST

  UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres sparked the debate by questioning why there was not a single permanent member in the 15-member council from Africa. India has long been seeking a permanent membership at the UNSC, strongly calling for reform of the United Nations.

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  Russia reiterates support for India's permanent membership in UN Security Council

  World | December 27, 2023 21:04 IST

  India has long been seeking a permanent membership at the UNSC, strongly calling for reform of the United Nations in line with the changing realities of the world. The five permanent members are the UK, China, Russia, the US and France.

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  'Few nations set agenda, this can't go on...': Jaishankar as India seeks permanent membership in UN

  World | September 26, 2023 21:36 IST

  While addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Jaishankar, who started his speech by saying, "Namaste from Bharat", asserted only a few nations set agenda for the whole but said, "This can't go on indefinitely nor will it go unchallenged".

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  Dominica supports India's bid for permanent UNSC membership, calls Delhi 'important global player'

  World | September 24, 2023 11:03 IST

  Henderson thanked India for providing support in human resource development, education and technical assistance to Dominica and lauded India's successful G20 presidency.

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  PM Modi welcomes African Union as permanent member of G20: What is it? How many countries are in AU?

  Explainers | September 09, 2023 13:20 IST

  PM Modi offered Comoros President and AU chairperson Azali Assoumani to take his seat as a permanent member during the G20 Summit on Saturday.

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  Resolution in US Congress to support India’s permanent membership to UNSC

  World | September 27, 2017 14:06 IST

  Two influential Democratic lawmakers, including an Indian-American, on Tuesday introduced a legislation in the US House of Representative to support India’s permanent membership to the UN Security Council

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  UN reforms should include expansion of permanent or non-permanent members: India

  World | September 19, 2017 10:45 IST

  Trump, once a harsh critic of the UN, called for reforms in the body — a view India has been expressing for a long time

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  Germany Supports India's Bid For Permanent Membership Of UNSC

  World | September 13, 2011 17:57 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 13: Pitching for reforms of the UN Security Council to ensure it reflects geo-political realities, Germay on Tuesday said it was committed to supporting India's bid for a permanent membership in the