Archive · 19 Nov 2025
India Criticizes UNSC Reform Stagnation, Calls for Text-Based Negotiations
India is upset that the United Nations hasn't made any progress in changing the Security Council in 17 years.
They want the UN to start talking about specific plans instead of just repeating the same ideas.
They also don't think that a group called UfC should be able to stop the talks.
India also thinks that religion shouldn't be a reason for who gets to be on the Security Council.
India slams UN's Security Council reform process for lack of progress in 17 years
India demands text-based negotiations with clear timelines
New co-chairs appointed to revive stalled talks
UfC group accused of blocking adoption of a negotiating text
India rejects faith-based claims for representation
- Who
- India, UN Security Council, UfC group, OIC
- What
- Criticized UN's Security Council reform process, demanded text-based negotiations, appointed new co-chairs, accused UfC of blocking talks, rejected faith-based claims for representation
- When
- At the UN General Assembly
- Where
- United Nations
- Why
- To push for progress in Security Council reform
India and G4 countries
UfC group
Reform Process
India and G4 countries
Demands text-based negotiations and clear timelines
UfC group
Resists adoption of a negotiating text, blocking structured debate
- Reform Process Duration
- Nearly two decades
- New Co-Chairs
- Kuwait’s Tareq MAM AlBanai and the Netherlands’ Lise Gregoire-van Haaren
- UfC Group Leaders
- Italy and Pakistan
- G4 Countries
- India, Brazil, Japan, and Germany
- OIC
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
