India at the UN high table

The PM makes a strong case for reform and realignment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual address to the 75th session of the United General Assembly may not have received the attention it warranted but it contained a critical message when the credibility of this unique body is being called into question. Mr Modi’s key point was the urgent need to accelerate reform at the UN’s decision-making structures to reflect the changing world order. “How long will India, the world’s largest democracy and home to 1.3 billion people, be kept out of the decision-making structures of the United Nations,” he asked in his pre-recorded statement delivered in Hindi. This is a