PM Modi's push for UNSC reform and the road ahead

UN Security Council (UNSC) reform, being at the centre of discussions at the General Assembly (UNGA), can largely be attributed to the relentless efforts made by the Global South, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its centre.

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"The Security Council has a composition that doesn’t correspond to the world today. It corresponds to the world of 1945. And that creates not only a problem of legitimacy, but a problem of efficiency,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a media briefing in New York at a time when many in India were applying finishing touches at several events to celebrate Modi's birthday.

Guterres' words echo parts of the Prime Minister's statement at the UNGA last year.

“The success of Humanity lies in our collective strength, not on the battlefield. And for global peace and development, reforms in global institutions are essential. Reform is the key to relevance!” stated the Prime Minister at the UN ‘Summit of the Future’ on September 23, 2024.

“Permanent membership of the G20 to the African Union at the New Delhi Summit was an important step in this direction,” he pointed out.

The Pact of the Future, a multilateral agreement adopted at the 2024 Summit, sets out commitments to reform global governance, strengthen sustainable development, advance climate action, and bolster multilateral cooperation through concrete followup mechanisms.