NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that India will soon become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
“India has all the credentials to become a permanent member of the UNSG and four permanent members, the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), France and Russia, had extended support to its bid,” Swaraj said during a question hour session in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament.
“New Delhi was also anticipating that new members would have the same rights, including the veto power enjoyed by the existing permanent members,” said the Indian minister.
When asked whether India would also get ‘veto’ power like old members, Swaraj said: “We don’t want any discrimination between old and new members. We don’t want two classes – that there is a first class and a second class of permanent members. This should make it clear that India wants the same responsibilities, prerogatives and obligations as the current permanent members”.