India Views UN Summit Document on Security Council Reform as Good Start

• India views a UN summit document containing a detailed paragraph on Security Council reform as a “good beginning.”
• The document, adopted by world leaders on September 22, promises to make the Security Council more representative, inclusive, transparent, efficient, effective, democratic, and accountable.
• UN officials describe the language in the ‘Pact of the Future’ on Security Council reforms as “groundbreaking.”
• Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri referred to the document as a “good beginning” and looks forward to text-based negotiations in a fixed time frame.
• The ‘Pact of the Future’ includes redressing historical injustice against Africa and improving representation of under-represented and unrepresented regions.