Keeping India out of UNSC will cast doubt on its credibility: Jaishankar
Hindustan TimesKeeping India out of the permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council will cast doubts on the credibility of the international organisation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said, adding that the country has demonstrated its “capability of helping” other nations through its G20 presidency. Speaking at an event titled ‘G20 Presidency & its Global Impact’ at Delhi University’s Hindu College, Jaishankar said that India assumed the G20 presidency at a time when the country started mattering more to the world, and today, the nation is recognised as essential to the global workplace and the global talent pool. “There is not an equal representation in UNSC as there is no African country, Latin America and the world’s largest country in terms of population and the fifth-largest economy cannot be kept out of this, and if it is kept out, there will be questions raised on the credibility of the United Nations,” Jaishankar said. Jaishankar said that India assumed the presidency of G20 at a time the country is “mattering more and more to the world”.