A Seat At the Big Table

[dv8nation.livejournal.com]

So President Obama has come out in favor of giving India a seat on the UN Security Council. I for one really support this.

India certainly fits what one would expect from a Council member and as the world's largest democracy I think they provide a nice counter-balance to China. Also, we're talking about the only other nation that can claim 1/6th of the human race. Yes, Pakistan isn't too happy about the idea but nukes or not they don't have enough weight politically to shoot this down. So culturally, politically and economically adding India to the Council seems like a great decision to me.

Thoughts?

Comments

[tridus.livejournal.com]

That I agree with totally. Nothing against India at all, but the permanent seats with the vetoes that come with them are already a huge obstruction to the UN doing anything that matters.

We don't need more people who can veto the entire council. We need less of them.

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

I for one see the vetoes as just legitimate recognition of the reality on the ground. How effective is any international action going to be without the US or China behind it?

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

"a huge obstruction to the UN doing anything that matters."

You say that like it's a bad thing :D

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

Or like the UN is actually capable of doing things that matters...