India rejects introduction of new criteria such as religion, faith for representation in reformed UNSC

India has rejected the attempts to introduce new parameters, including religion and faith as the basis for representation in a reformed UN Security Council (UNSC). New Delhi asserted that the latest attempts to include new criteria stand opposed to the accepted basis of regional representation. Participating in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) meeting on ‘Size of the Future Council and cluster discussion on Regional Representation’, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador P Harish said that those opposed to text-based negotiations do not seek progress on UNSC reforms.

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