Bullshite, India had a chance at the UNSC when KMT got over run by the CCP. Nehru didn't like the idea. He was too naive. However that being said, India doesn't need the UNSC its the UN and UNSC that NEEDs the reform.
India doesn't have criteria?
Economically? Neither did China when they got it. the 2 trillion GDP is exactly what china had in 2002-2004
India doesn't have the influence? Has more influence globally then France UK Japan or China and less assertive. India is very successful via its foreign policy for the positive opinions.
India was and is a world leader of the Non Alignment Movement!!!!
India is a strategic location with a very large military able to change the political geography in its region, ie Bangladesh.
India doesn't need the UNSC,, the UNSC needs it. Besides that 4 of the 5 UNSC support India for UNSC while China doesn't, thats a given since China tries to stop India every where at anything so the CCP have a better image than India. However you can't stop India when its economy is growing even at a slow rate of 5 or 8 % per year. Thats Indias rate at night. Could you imagine the size of the economy in 20 years time? It wasn't long ago that any mention of India power, be it economic or political was laughable especially by the west, and some extent is till today, its no longer a joke.
Turn the MAP of the world upside down, and you 'll notice India is in a perfect spot in the this century to link Africa, Middle East to Orient Asia. You can not ignore a big country like India, when UK, and France are declining via there share in global indexes.