'For 75 years...': India's veiled dig at US, UK during resolution on use of veto

• India expressed concern over the resolution adopted by United Nations General Assembly on veto power use. Under the resolution adopted by consensus, the five permanent members of the Security Council (UNSC) will be required to justify their use of the veto power. The resolution, titled ‘Standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council’, was moved by Lichtenstein and was co-sponsored by 82 other countries. India said though it supports any initiative that genuinely furthers the objective of achieving meaningful and comprehensive reform, the current resolution demands much more serious, in-depth, and inclusive deliberation than was allowed by the movers of this text. Ambassador R. Ravindra, the deputy permanent representative of India to the UN, pointed out that India had in the past suggested a similar initiative which was described as “piecemeal” by the same set of member states who are today supporting a similar initiative. Watch this video for more details.