A Seat at the UN Security Council for India? How the Indian Diaspora in the US may be key...

摘要

Prime Minister Narendara Modi assumed his role as India’s Head of Government in May 2014. One of his initiatives has been his appeal for United Nations reform with a specific focus on India assuming a broader role, including a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. While President Obama announced both in April and in September 2015 that he would support India having a permanent seat at the UN, the road to permanent Security Council membership for India, in spite of many reasons why this would make sense, will face obstacles because of the processes required to effect UN reform. The Indian diaspora notably in the United States may play a key role in allowing this to happen in the coming decade.