Union Govt Steps to Secure Elected Seat in UNSC
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In
a view to secure an elected seat at the UN Security Council, India has now
launched its campaign. The country can play a constructive global role by
offering inclusive solutions to overcome old and new fault lines in the world.
The Minister of External Affairs, S.
Jaishankar, launching the bid on June 5, 2020, said India will seek responsible
and inclusive solutions; concrete and result-oriented action at the UNSC for an
effective response to international terrorism; reform multilateralism to
reflect contemporary realities; a comprehensive approach to peace and security
guided by dialogue, mutual respect and commitment to international law for
which India also hopes to streamline UN peace keeping; and technology with a
human touch.
The UN Security Council elections are slated for June 17. As a single endorsed candidate of the Asia-Pacific Group, India's candidature is very likely to succeed. Once elected, it would be its eighth term on the UN Security Council. The new two-year tenure will start in January 2021. While launching a brochure outlining India's global priorities at the UNSC, Jaishankar said that since the last time when India had a seat at the UNSC, four different challenges have emerged.
First, the normal process of international governance has been under increasing strain as frictions have increased. Second, traditional and non-traditional security challenges continue to grow unchecked. He said, terrorism is the most egregious of such examples. Third, global institutions remain unreformed and under-representative and they are therefore, less able to deliver. Fourth, the Covid-19 pandemic and its grave economic repercussions will test the world like never before, he said. Jaishankar said, "As a rule abiding democracy and a positive contributor to the security of global commerce, India will work constructively with partners to overcome old and new faultiness and offer innovate and inclusive solutions". India's overall objective during this tenure in the UN Security Council, he said, will be the achievement of N.O.R.M.S: a New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System.
