President Obama reiterates support to India’s bid for UNSC

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U.S. President Barack Obama backs India's bid for UNSC membership - The Hindu

The U.S. President considers it a foreign policy priority to continue to strengthen India-US ties.
President Barack Obama has reiterated United States’ support for India’s membership of a reformed United Nation Security Council as he considers it a foreign policy priority to continue to strengthen India-US relationship.

“What the President said was that he said in the context of a reformed Security Council that the President would support the inclusion of India in that process,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday.

“So that continues to be our policy and one that we are certainly aware of,” he said when asked about Mr. Obama’s declaration of US support for India’s membership of the Security Council during his November 2010 visit to India.

“The President, as we’ve talked about on a number of occasions, genuinely enjoyed the visit that he had to India back in January,” Mr Earnest said referring to Mr. Obama’s historic visit to be the guest of honour at India’s Republic Day this year.

He “takes very seriously the kind of opportunities that exist in that friendship between the United States and the world’s largest democracy in India,” he said.

“And this is a relationship that continues to strengthen in a way that has both national security benefits for both countries, but also in a way that has important economic benefits for both countries,” Mr. Earnest said.

“And the President certainly considers it a foreign policy priority to continue to strengthen that relationship,” he said.

Asked about the future of the illegal immigrants after a US court stayed the operation of Mr. Obama’s executive action to temporarily protect from deportation about five million illegal immigrants, including thousands of Indians, Earnest said they were working through the legal system.

“We continue to be working through the legal system to appeal the ruling of the district court judge that prevented the implementation of some aspects of the President’s immigration executive actions,” he said.

“And that’s a legal process that’s ongoing. We continue to have very strong confidence in the legal strength of those arguments.”

 

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Desperation, america are losing control to china, lost russia and now seemingly europe is looking east. The new world order belongs to the east.

 

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Updated: April 13, 2015 18:26 IST
China falls short of backing India for a permanent UN seat - The Hindu
Atul Aneja

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File photo of Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei.
It, however, supported New Delhi’s aspiration of playing a big role in international institutions.
China, on Monday, fell short of backing India for permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC), despite supporting New Delhi’s aspiration of playing a big role in international institutions.

Asked to comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that India deserved a rightful place in the UN Security Council, the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei acknowledged that “India is an important developing country in international affairs”.

“We understand and support India’s desire of playing a big role in international institutions including the United Nations,” he added.

However, the Chinese side made it clear that it was disinclined to unilaterally support India for a permanent slot, preferring instead a collective consensus-based approach, which would be part of a larger “package” of UNSC reforms.

“The Chinese side will make efforts with all parties to strive for a package that accommodates the concerns of all parties through extensive democratic consultations,” Mr. Hong observed.

Asked to clarify on the contents of the “package,” Mr. Hong stated that the “reforms of the UN Security Council concerns a wide range of elements,” which are of interest to all members of the UNSC. “We maintain that we should strive for a consensus through democratic consultation. The package is mainly about security council reforms.”

The spokesman’s remarks were in tune with the joint statement issued in February by the Russia-India-China (RIC) grouping, which supported New Delhi’s aspiration for a bigger U.N. role.

Analysts say that China’s hesitation in backing India for a permanent seat—unlike other permanent members of the Council —is driven by two concerns: Japan and Pakistan.

As part of G-4 countries, India has been slotted for possible UNSC membership with with Brazil, Germany and Japan, China’s regional rival. Besides, China has a special relationship with Pakistan, which is staunchly opposed to India’s candidature.

Mr. Hong said that China was committed to give greater voice to developing countries in the UNSC.

 

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