RT-Engels: 07-10-2024,
New Delhi has slammed the global body for being a “bystander” while the world is ravaged by conflicts and pandemics
The United Nations is unable to respond to the world’s most pressing challenges, including pandemics and raging military conflicts, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said at the Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi on Sunday.
Comparing the global body to “an old company” that is not keeping up with the market but still “occupying space,” he reiterated New Delhi’s call for urgent reforms to make multilateral institutions more effective and representative of emerging economies and underdeveloped nations. The minister described the UN as ineffective in a world grappling with major conflicts in Europe and the Middle East.
“Where is the UN on these issues? It appears to be a mere bystander,” the diplomat said. He also pointed to what he called the UN’s “inaction” during the Covid-19 pandemic.
India has been vocal about the lack of progress on reforms of international organizations despite the rising role of developing countries in global affairs and the economy. During a recent address to the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United Nations in New York, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored that reforms in global governance are the “key” to global peace and development.
India, Brazil, and South Africa together expressed “frustration with the paralysis” on negotiations to expand the UN Security Council,