Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'When will India get super power status in UN?' that was published in Newsband

When will India get super power status in UN?

The United States opposed any large-scale reforms in the United Nations Security Council. U.S. teamed up with Russia and China to oppose negotiations on reforms. Then why did US President Barack Obama promise India that it would back New Delhi’s candidacy for a permanent seat at the global decision-making body? Why did U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma also say that his country remained committed to its promise? What happened to this promise?

In a quarter century, the global economic architecture has undergone massive changes. The developing nations, including India, now play a bigger role in international affairs. But within the UN, the five permanent veto-wielding members still effectively take all the crucial decisions.

India’s demand for a permanent seat has to be looked into. First, it is the world’s largest democracy and Asia’s third largest economy. The Indian Army is the largest contributor to the UN peacekeeping mission. India’s foreign policy always supported world peace, and not conflicts. As a permanent member of the UNSC it will be able to play a larger role concerning pressing international issues.

Actually the five superpower nations are addicted to power. Why someone would want to curtail its power by giving VETO to India? Actually they are not considering the global image and participation of India in emerging world, instead they are giving priorities to their personal whim, like China obviously would never support India's bid in UN because of land and border dispute with India and in favor of Pak. Despite knowing the facts that India is a powerful nation with 17.5% of the world's population, India is not being offered UNSC permanent seat.

US, USSR and China are purely playing a political game in the global arena by not allowing a role for India in UNSC because they know well once India is given the power with veto, as a peace loving nation real peace will start flowering and the so called war machine industry will lose their lucrative business .

India represents 1.2 billion people who are left voiceless in the most important international forum. The fact is that the US and Russia only, together hold more than 90% of the world's stockpile of nuclear weapons, and the two make most of the decisions. China and E3 are just secondary players.

A nation is destined to be measured only by its muscles. India should manufacture all their weapon systems, only then will they be considered for permanent membership in UN. Before that, someone seeking admission as a permanent member without enough weapons is like seeking admission to IIT because that someone is OBC.