India has called for reforms that will include representation of Africa in the UN Security Council to give voice to the continent.
Indian minister of external affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar made the call at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday in New York.
“We must address global challenges imbued with the conviction that we are one earth and one family, with one future,” Mr Jaishankar stated.
Mr Jaishankar recalled the recent G20 Summit and said India’s presidency focused on the key concerns of the many, not just the narrow interests of a few.
“At a time when East-West polarisation is so sharp and North-South divide so deep, the New Delhi Summit also affirms that diplomacy and dialogue are the only effective solutions,” explained the Indian minister. “The international order is diverse, and we must cater for divergences if not differences.”
He added, “The days when a few nations set the agenda and…