U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underlined the need to "modernise" the U.N. Security Council by making it more inclusive and increasing the number of permanent seats in the global body, a "long-standing" goal of India.
India has been at the forefront of efforts at the U.N. to push for urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the U.N. high table as a permanent member.
"We recognise that to meet the challenges we face, members of the U.N. must not only uphold the charter but also modernise the institution, including by making the Security Council more inclusive," Mr. Blinken told reporters at a joint news conference with visiting External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
