US Supports India's Bid for Permanent Membership in UN Security Council

The United States has reaffirmed its support for India's permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council. This was stated in a joint declaration following the fifth dialogue in the '2+2' format at the level of the heads of the Foreign and Defense Ministries, reported by РИА Новости.

"The United States has reiterated its ongoing support for India's permanent membership in a reformed United Nations Security Council and reaffirmed India's candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council for the 2028-29 term," the statement said.

The UN Security Council is the permanent body of the organization, charged with the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. There are always 15 countries sitting on the Security Council, consisting of five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. The permanent members are Russia, the USA, the UK, China, and France, each holding veto power. The remaining ten members of the Security Council are elected for two-year terms.

Last year, India and several other countries were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2021-2022 period, with India having presided over the organization this August.

Together with Brazil, Germany, and Japan, India is part of the 'Group of Four' (G4), a coalition of countries whose scale of development is comparable to that of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, advocating for permanent membership in the organization. During the G4 summit, the foreign ministers of Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan called for reforms of the UN Security Council and reaffirmed their mutual support for obtaining permanent membership in the Security Council.