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Question
Give any three suitable arguments to support India's candidature for the permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council.
Solution
The following criteria have been proposed:-
- India is the second most populous country in the world comprising almost one-fifth of the world’s population.
- It is the largest democracy in the world and has been a part of almost all the initiatives by the UN.
- It has played an important role in helping UN with its peacekeeping efforts.
- It has been a regular financial contributor to the UN and never faltered on its payments.
- Its economic emergence on the world stage due to its policies of liberalisation and globalisation has enhanced its stake for membership.
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