India should be part of UNSC, says Russian FM

Russia's top diplomat has said his country believes that India, Brazil and African countries should be represented in the UN Security Council on a permanent basis to ensure the representativeness of the global majority, state-owned TASS news agency reported on Sunday.

“Countries such as India, Brazil, as well as representatives of Africa should have been on a permanent basis in the Security Council. This is necessary to ensure representation of the global majority,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

India has been at the forefront of years-long efforts calling for reform of the UNSC, including expansion in both its permanent and non-permanent categories.