Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was expected to seize on India’s geopolitical high in his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday.
But circumstances have changed — quite abruptly — and India comes to the General Assembly podium with a diplomatic mess on its hands.
India has long sought greater recognition at the United Nations.
For decades, it has eyed a permanent seat at the Security Council, one of the world’s most prestigious high tables.
The U.N. Security Council, he said, “will be compelled to provide permanent membership."
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
India, African, Canadian, Vancouver, New Delhi, Ottawa, Canada, China, France, Russia, Britain, United States, Ukraine, U.S, Delhi, Washington, Australia, Japan