PM Modi considered the lessons learned from COVID-19, which highlighted the need for unity and revealed the limitations of every country, amid the boiling tensions around the world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the United Nations and other international organizations as being inconsequential in the face of escalating global conflicts, citing the recent Middle East wars and tensions between the US and China, in an interview with American physicist Lex Fridman on Sunday. PM Modi claims that because there is “no reform” left in the organizations, they have become “almost irrelevant.”
“There is no reform in the international organizations that were established, and they have all but vanished. UN and other institutions are unable to fulfill their duties. No one can stop those who disregard laws and regulations from doing anything,” the prime minister declared.
In the face of escalating international tensions, the prime minister emphasized the need for unity while reflecting on the lessons learned from the Covid-19 outbreak, which revealed the vulnerability of every country.
“Covid-19 has shown us all our limitations. In the midst of COVID-19, all nations worldwide came down to earth, regardless of how great we think we are, how progressive we are, how advanced our science is, or anything else like that. After that, it appeared that the world would take something away from it and that a new global order would emerge. PM Modi informed Mr. Fridman, “But regrettably, the circumstances were such that rather than progressing toward peace, the world broke apart, a time of uncertainty arrived, and the war caused it to face further difficulties.”
PM Modi urged a change from confrontation to collaboration, arguing that a development-driven strategy was the best course of action. “In an interconnected and interdependent world, expansionism will not work,” he said, emphasizing the necessity of nations supporting one another.
As I have stated, the globe is interrelated and interdependent.No one can do anything by himself; everyone depends on everyone else. In every forum I have to attend, I observe that everyone is concerned about conflict. “We’re hoping for relief from it as soon as possible,” the PM continued.
PM Modi made a strong case for change from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) lectern last year during his speech at the UN’s “Summit of the Future,” stating that reform is essential to staying relevant. Global action, he continued, “must match” global ambition.
India’s application to join the UNSC permanently
India has been pushing that it should be a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for decades. According to New Delhi, the 1945-established 15-nation council is unsuited for its 21st-century function and does not accurately represent current geopolitical conditions. In 2021–2022, India was the final non-permanent member to sit at the UN high table.
Today, the United Nations General Assembly elects the 10 non-permanent member nations and five permanent members to the UNSC, each of whom serves a two-year term. Russia, the United Kingdom, China, France, and the United States are the five permanent members, and they have the authority to veto any significant measure. India’s admission to the UNSC has been endorsed by the US, UK, and France.
