Resolution introduced in US Congress backs India's UNSC bid

[Kinetic]

Lets see..... US support is crucial and they were the main blockade in between India and UNSC.



Resolution introduced in US Congress backs India's UNSC bid

Resolution introduced in US Congress backs India's UNSC bid - The Economic Times

WASHINGTON: Lauding India's commitment to global peace and development of the South Asian region, a resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives has appealed to the United Nations to take necessary steps to make New Delhi a permanent member of the Security Council.

The resolution by Congressman Gus Bilirakis gives the sense of the House of Representatives that the UN should forthwith take the procedural actions necessary to amend Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to establish India as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

The resolution, which has been sent to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for necessary action, noted that India is the largest democratic country in the world in which all political views are freely expressed and respected.

India is the world's second most populous country, with over one billion citizens residing within its borders and is one of the largest contributors of troops to UN-mandated peacekeeping missions, it said.

The resolution also said that India has demonstrated a strong commitment to global peace and promotion of the peaceful development of the South Asian region.

"... it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions necessary to amend Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to establish India as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council ," it said.

 

[INDIAN007]

Good News Indeed Thanks for posting

 

[luckyyy]

only for india..........

what about the rest , brazil , japan and garmany....?

 

[Kinetic]

only for india..........

what about the rest , brazil , japan and garmany....?

US supports Japan, don't know about Brazil or Germany but Japan will not get support from Russia.

 

[Indiarox]

Obama is keeping his word........
Lets hope the India lobby is strong enough to push this through.....

 

[indushek]

@luckkyy

Isn't it clear to you by now, If India wants to get in, it has to look after itself on its own buddy. There is no brotherhood out there every man on its own. This isn't time for NAM. If u want to sit there learn to look for ourselves.

 

[Kinetic]

Obama is keeping his word........
Lets hope the India lobby is strong enough to push this through.....

Both Republicans (majority) and Democrats are supporting India. I think it will not be a problem. Usually US congress reflects US president or govt's views.

 

[INDIAN007]

US supports Japan, don't know about Brazil or Germany but Japan will not get support from Russia.

Japan will not get support from Russia and China , for India - china's support is concern , there were news recently That China will support India as permenent member But Without Veto

 

[luckyyy]

US supports Japan, don't know about Brazil or Germany but Japan will not get support from Russia.

japan will also not get support from china........

unlike india , US never name Brazil or Germany officially ....

i think only india is in....

 

[Kinetic]

Japan will not get support from Russia and China , for India - china's support is concern , there were news recently That China will support India as permenent member But Without Veto

Rite. But we can't rely on China's words. Before nuke deal went to IAEA they didn't made any official statement on their move against India at IAEA but during voting they tried their best to block the waiver!!!! So we have to be careful regarding China.

 

[SpArK]

Was quite expected since from weeks ago its a republican majority in the US congress after the recent election.

More trends and pattern are bound to emerge .

 

[Kinetic]

Why US supports India for UNSC????.......



U.S. and India take their relationship beyond South Asia

Posted By Josh Rogin
Monday, November 15

President Obama's 10-day trip to Asia kicked off with a three-day stay in India - and that's no accident. The administration has been expanding its cooperation with India on a range of issues outside the South Asian subcontinent since this spring, when it began a high-level dialogue led by the State Department regarding how the two countries could collaborate in East Asia.

The effort, led jointly by the State Department's East Asia and Pacific (EAP) and South and Central Asia (SCA) affairs bureaus, has involved two high-level meetings between U.S. and Indian officials. The first meeting, held in New Delhi last spring, was led by Assistant Secretary of State for EAP Kurt Campbell but also included Derek Chollet, deputy director for policy planning, and SCA's Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Owens. The second round, which took place in Washington in September, also included Assistant Secretary of State for SCA Robert Blake. Defense Department and National Security Council officials participated as well.

The U.S.-India dialogue on East Asia is the first of a series of new consultations between the United States and India. Two State Department officials tell The Cable that similarly structured dialogues are planned for coordinating U.S. and Indian policy on Afghanistan, Africa, and elsewhere. But the East Asia-focused dialogue is the first and the only one that has had formal meetings so far.

"One of the reasons the president went to India is to consecrate this notion of India as a global power," one State Department official said. "Asia is one of the key areas where we see India increasing its role and its influence and its engagements overall."

Along with Obama's endorsement of India for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, the joint statement issued by Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh codified the idea that the U.S.-India relationship was expanding to tackle global problems, specifically those in East Asia.

"The two leaders agreed to deepen existing regular strategic consultations on developments in East Asia, and decided to expand and intensify their strategic consultations to cover regional and global issues of mutual interest, including Central and West Asia," the statement read.

The officials made it clear that the U.S.-India dialogue on East Asia is not meant solely to devise strategies for combating China's political and military rise.

"Both the Indians and the U.S. would 100 percent agree with the idea that the most important thing we have to do is we have to get China right. But this is not some conspiracy theory on containing China," one official said. But he did say that "India's role can become very important when it comes to managing a variety of shifts that are taking place in the Asia-Pacific."

So far, the discussions have centered around how the U.S. and Indian approach to regional organizations like the East Asia Summit, and how the two countries can cooperate on issues like climate change, humanitarian assistance, and disaster response.

Many East Asia experts, however, suspect that the dialogue's primary purpose is ultimately related to China's growing power.

"It all comes down to China," said Patrick Cronin, director of the Asia Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. "China is right now an absolute ascendant power, even to the point where people are over projecting China's rise. If you can deny China its two ocean strategy, you have the potential to enlarge the chess pieces."

The move is part of an overall administration effort to develop a more cohesive U.S. strategy in Asia, Cronin said.

"What the State Department has done is break down the previous geographical barrier that was raised between East and South Asia," said Cronin. "India just gives you so much more maneuvering room. State is trying to take advantage of that, deliberately so and wisely so."

He warned that the Indians might not be able to move toward such seamless coordination as quickly as those in the United States might want them to.

"There's a massive hedging going on in Asia both for and against the U.S. and China. The Indians don't want to be drawn into a tight alignment against China. They want to play it both ways," Cronin said.

Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, agreed that the dialogue represented "a significant change" in the countries' cooperation in East Asia.

"India not only wants to be part of that game, they want to make sure the United States is. The United States is very interested in having India being part of that game," she said. "This is a shift of emphasis for both countries."

U.S. and India take their relationship beyond South Asia | The Cable

 

[Surrender2me]

Wat happened to that report..
US pours waters on India's UNSC BID???
I saw everyone was enjoying and dancing when that report came.....

 

[SpArK]

Republican majority houses are always in favor of India and thankfully during the time of visit of Obamajii.. the numbers got turned back home and we can hear some positive news from now on..

 

[luckyyy]

Japan will not get support from Russia and China , for India - china's support is concern , there were news recently That China will support India as permenent member But Without Veto

without veto power....?