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Explain the factors which justify India’s claim for a permanent seat at the UN security council.

  • UPSC 2022, 2000
  • 15 marks
  • India and the UN System

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The Council's permanent category still mirrors the victors of 1945. Its only enlargement, adopted in 1963 and in force from 1965, added elected seats alone, moving the ratio of permanent to elected members from 5:6 to 5:10, while UN membership has since grown to 193. Once reform reopens the composition, India's claim is a natural…

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