India's Permanent representative to the UN,
Speaking at the UNSC Open Debate on Working Methods, Ambassador Kamboj attempted to summarise India's main concerns on the need to improve the working methods of the Security Council.
She stressed that the "working methods of the UNSC
"For genuine, evidence-based listing proposals for globally sanctioned terrorists to be blocked without giving any due justification is uncalled for and smacks of doublespeak when it comes to Council's commitment to tackling the challenge of terrorism. The working methods of Sanctions Committees must emphasize transparency, and objectivity in listing and delisting and should not be based on political considerations," added Kamboj.
Earlier in August, External Affairs Minister
Speaking at an event at Delhi University, Jaishankar said the UN was formed in 1940 during the Second World War and had only 50 member countries at the time. However, the number of members now has increased by 4 times with about 200 countries as members, he added.
Ambassador Kamboj also said that the Council will "never be good enough" by merely "fixing the working methods".
"To continue to deny member states of the Global South a voice and role in Council's decision-making only lowers the Council's credibility," she said.
In August, at the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also emphasised undertaking reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The BRICS joint statement also called for United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms and affirmed support for the aspirations of emerging and developing countries like India, Brazil and South Africa.
The statement emphasised the need for reforms in the UNSC to make it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries in the Council's memberships.