Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with a French publication Les Echos stressed at the need for permanent membership for India at the UN Security Council.
“The issue is not just of credibility, but something much larger. How can the UN Security Council claim to speak for the world when its most populous country and its largest democracy is not a permanent member?” PM Modi said.
“I think most countries are clear on what changes they would like to see in the UN Security Council, including on the role India should play,” Modi said.
Modi gave the interview in New Delhi before jetting off to France to participate at the Bastille Day celebrations on Friday.
“As the world’s largest democracy, with unparalleled social and economic diversity, our success will demonstrate that democracy delivers. That it is possible for harmony to exist amidst diversity. At the same time, there is a natural expectation of adjustments in the international system and institutions to give the rightful place to the world’s largest democracy,” he said.
