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UNSC Reform — India's Push
India wants the UN Security Council, whose core job is maintaining international peace and security, enlarged from 15 to 25 or 26 seats with new permanent members. At UNGA 81 in September 2026 Russia, Portugal, Mauritius and the four Visegrad states backed its bid for a permanent seat, and India's IBSA partners Brazil and South Africa jointly endorsed permanent seats for India and Brazil.
Last updated 29 September 20266 min read
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Adds IBSA's joint call of 24 September: permanent seats for India and Brazil, a permanent African presence and formal text-based negotiations during UNGA 81.
- UNSC
- Security Council reform
- G4
- IGN
- Ezulwini Consensus
- L.69
- veto
- Harish Parvathaneni
- V4+India
- Visegrad Group
- UNGA 81
- Juraj Blanar
- C-10
- Common African Position
- bridging proposal
- UNSC reform
- permanent seat
- Charter amendment
- Russia
- IBSA
- Intergovernmental Negotiations
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