'UNSC seats without veto would be ‘second-class’'

India has warned that any reform of the UN Security Council that creates a new category of permanent members without veto powers would effectively make them second-class, leaving the existing five permanent members, China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US, in control of the decision-making process. Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, emphasized that fairness and justice demand equal rights and responsibilities for all permanent members, stating that as long as the veto exists, it must be held by all permanent members of a reformed Council.

India has long advocated for the expansion of both permanent and non-permanent categories of membership, arguing that the council, founded in 1945, is not fit for purpose in the 21st century and does not reflect contemporary geopolitical realities.

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