India's bid to United Nations Security Council
September 27, 2015
India seems to be craving for a new
international identity and wants to play an active role in the geo-political
scenario of the world. The Government of India is tenaciously focused on
providing a new perspective to its foreign policy which is quite evident from
its recent bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.
India has always been a major contributor
for UN Peacekeeping forces, with more than 100,000 Indian troops having served
in U.N. missions during the past 50 years. Today, India has over 8,500
peacekeepers in the field, more than twice as many as the U.N.'s five big
powers combined."
India has been elected seven times to the
UN Security Council. Most recently India was elected to serve in UNSC from 2011
to 2012 as it had received 188 of the 190 total votes.
India is the only country with the support
vote of every member of United Nations, with the exception of Pakistan - the
only nation which specifically opposes India's candidacy.
But does becoming a permanent member of UN
Security Council needs to be on the priority list of the Indian Government ?
Of course, India needs to have a greater
say in International affairs given the fact that it is home to a considerable
part of world's population and is a rising power, but there are lots of other
challenges that needs attention. Challenges like reviving agricultural sector
and economy, providing concrete and reliable environment for investment, unplanned
urbanization, creating public health infrastructure...etc must be the topmost
priority.
Acknowledgement and recognition will take
its course.
Write - Up : Rohan Singh
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