'Membership must not be used to legitimise terrorists': India seeks transparency in UNSC

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63% : UN membership has since grown four-fold, she noted."The world of 1945 has changed beyond recognition," Patel said.
47% : Eight months into 2026, several posts, including those overseeing the 1267 Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions committees, remain unfilled.She called for a "definitive and non-negotiable" timeline to complete the appointments, saying the delay has affected the functioning of the subsidiary bodies.Denmark, which holds the Council presidency in August, described the delay as "unprecedented" and said it undermines the body's effectiveness, credibility and institutional integrity.India also called for greater involvement of elected, non-permanent Council members in key processes, including the selection of the UN Secretary-General.Patel argued that the Council's structure and working methods need to reflect the changes in the international system since 1945, when the UN was established.
36% : India on Wednesday called for greater transparency and objectivity in UN Security Council sanctions decisions, saying membership of the powerful 15-nation body must not be used to "legitimise" terrorists, in a veiled criticism of Pakistan's role in dealing with terrorism.Speaking at an open debate on the Council's working methods on Wednesday, India's Chargé d'Affaires at the UN, Ambassador Yojna Patel, said membership of the Security Council "must not become a platform to pursue narrow political interests"."Presence in the Security Council must not be instrumentalised to legitimise terrorists by attempting to de-list them or to list other entities as terrorist organisations based solely on political considerations, without any objective criteria or supporting documentation," she said, as quoted by ANI.India has long criticised the lack of transparency around proposals to designate terrorists and terror organisations.

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