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Visegrad Group Backs India’s Permanent UN Security Council Bid
Four Central European countries support India’s plan to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
The countries are Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
India says the current Security Council does not fully represent the world today.
Slovakia’s foreign minister said India should have a permanent place because of its role in the Global South and the Indo-Pacific region.
India and the four countries held their first group meeting of foreign ministers.
They agreed to meet every year and discuss shared issues.
They also want to increase trade, investment, technology and manufacturing cooperation.
The countries will work together more closely on defence, education, research, culture and international issues.
Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic backed India’s bid for a permanent seat on an expanded United Nations Security Council.
The countries called for global institutions to better reflect current geopolitical realities and developing countries’ interests.
India and the Visegrad Group held their first foreign ministers’ meeting and agreed to continue annual discussions.
The countries plan to establish a business forum focused on trade, investment, high-tech manufacturing and resilient supply chains.
They also agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, technology, innovation, research, education, culture and people-to-people ties.
- Who
- India and the four Visegrad Group members: Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
- What
- The four countries endorsed India’s bid for a permanent seat on an expanded United Nations Security Council and agreed to broaden cooperation.
- Where
- The meeting’s venue was not specified in the articles.
- When
- September 21, 2026, during the first V4-India foreign ministers’ meeting.
- Why
- The countries support reforming global institutions and seek closer cooperation in political, economic, defence, technology, education and cultural areas.
Key facts
- Supporting countries
- Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
- Institution
- United Nations Security Council
- India’s reform partners
- Brazil, Germany and Japan, through the G4 group
- Diplomatic mechanism
- Annual meetings of India and Visegrad Group foreign ministers
- Economic initiative
- A planned business forum to increase trade and investment
- Cooperation areas
- Defence, technology, innovation, manufacturing, research, education, space, connectivity and cultural exchanges
- International issues discussed
- The Ukraine conflict, the situation in the Gulf and support for multilateralism
Quotes
S. Jaishankar
India’s External Affairs Minister
“We all agree as V4 countries that India, as a part of the Global South, an upcoming superpower in the Indo-Pacific region, must be at the table as a permanent member of the UN Security Council”
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“We have a very strong history with all the V4 countries in defence. We want to refresh and take forward that record and that cooperation”
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