‘Inconceivable’ that India, Africa don’t have permanent UNSC seats

Pushing for United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said it was "inconceivable" and "incomprehensible" that India and the African continent do not have a permanent representation in the elite club and that both need to work to remove this "anomaly".

She lamented that Africa despite being the largest continent in terms of number of the countries and India, which has has one-sixth of the world's population, still don't have permanent membership of the UNSC.

"A major issue in this context is that of UN Security Council reforms. The Security Council continues to be representative of a world order of 1945. "It is incomprehensible that India which represents almost one-sixth of world's population and has all credentials to be a permanent member of the Security Council, is still out of it. We all need to work together to remove this anomaly and media has an important role in this," Swaraj said.