India cuts United Nations funds as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the budget (intern)2024-25 to the parliament, where she announced slashing the funding for international bodies, including the United Nations by 35.16% compared to the estimated 2023-24 (866.70 Indian rupees). Indian budget is pegged at 558.12 crores for external affairs to spend on international bodies including BIMSTEC, SAARC, and UN.
India has long been calling for organizational reforms, especially the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). South Asian giant is trying to be a permanent member of the UNSC, noting that the powerful body is not representative of the current geopolitical realities. Pressuring the council to reform immediately to reflect current geopolitical realities. India is now the world’s fifth-largest economy with a US$3.7 trillion GDP (behind the United States, China, Germany, and Japan. India was last elected to the UNSC in Jun 2020 for the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member with 184 votes of a total of 193 member states of the UNGA. India was elected after 10 years gap.
India wants reform in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC):
India wants reforms in the United Nations Security Council UNSC and seeks a permanent Seat on the Security Council. India’s presence on the global stage got a boost when it won a not permanent seat in the UNSC during the pandemic (COVID). India says that it is not reliable as it was founded 75 years ago on 24 October 1945. India along with G4 (South Africa, Brazil, Germany, and Japan )fighting for reforms in the Security Council.
The world has been changing since the 19th century and the old structure of the United Nations Security Council must be reformed. The Security Council is dominated by the prominent five members of the council China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. And it does not Have any permanent from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
India questions the dominance of members only at the United Nations Security Council
India questions the dominance of five-member only at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) where 193 member states are part of the council. India emphasized the urgent need for comprehensive reform of the Security Council.UNSC has five permanent members China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the general assembly Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, South Korea, Malta, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switherland. More than 50 United Nations member states have never been members of the Security Council.
A state member of the United Nations but not a member of the Security Council can take part in the discussion but can’t participate in voting. Both the member and non-member can participate in the discussion if the council considers that the country’s interests are affected, if they are parties to the dispute being considered by the council may be invited to take part but without vote.
The United Nation
The United Nations is an organization to maintain international peace and security. It’s an intergovernmental organization whose stated purpose is friendly relations among member countries. united Nations was formed when representatives of second-world nations met in Washington to sign the declaration of the United Nations organization. It officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, after the declaration of the United nation charted five permanent members of the United nation security council, the Republic of China (now replaced by the People’s Republic of China), France, the Soviet Union, ( now replaced by Russia), the united kingdom, The united states. the main bodies of the United nation are
The general assembly:
All the general discussions are held in the United Nations General Assembly. It was established in 1945 in New York United States under the charter of the United Nations.
The Security Council:
Security Council is the principal organ responsible for the maintenance of Global peace and security.
The Economic and Social Council:
It is the organ that deals the economic and social rights and fundamental freedom globally.
The Trusteeship Council:
It is the organ that helps the administration of the trust territories. the council suspended its activities in 1994.
International Court of Justice:
It is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. it helps to settle disputes according to international law. It also gives advice on legal questions by authorized United Nations organization
secretariat:
The Secretariat is an office responsible for the administration of the United Nations.
