India Flags UNSC Veto Misuse, Calls for Restraint by Permanent Members

India seeks veto power for all UNSC members in big United Nations reform push: What it means

India is pushing for a more representative UN Security Council that gives emerging powers a meaningful voice in global decisions.

India Calls for Comprehensive UNSC Reforms, Says Veto Must Not Serve Narrow Political Interests

India has called for early negotiations on reforms to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), arguing that changes must cover all aspects of the Council's functioning, including the veto power enjoyed by its five permanent members. Speaking at the United Nations

India flags UNSC veto misuse, calls for restraint by Permanent Members

India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, has called for greater restraint in the use of the UN Security Council veto, saying it should not serve narrow political interests. He noted that the veto has been exercised 331 times on around 200 resolutions since the UN's establishment, with most vetoes or threats of veto coming from three of the five permanent members.

India Pushes For Time-Bound UNSC Reform, Says Veto Must Not Serve Narrow Political Interests

India has renewed its long-standing demand for comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), arguing that the veto pow...

India decries 'disguised, de facto veto' preventing UNSC reform advancing

Digital Desk | United Nations, Oct 27 (IANS) India has decried the "disguised, de facto veto" that is preventing the Security Council reform process from going forward. During the General Assembly debate on Monday on the veto rights of the five permanent members, India's Permanent Representative P. Harish pointed out that this issue was one of the matters before the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) for Security Council reforms, but the pro…