India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who addressed the United Nations Assembly in New York, emphasized the need to establish a democratic and fair political system.
“A democratic, just and equitable order will have to emerge. This implies ensuring that those who formulate the rules do not subjugate those who are the object of their application,” said the Indian diplomat.
The global agenda is not only decided by some nations
During his speech, Minister Jaishankar stated that the days of only a few nations setting the global agenda, and waiting for others to fall in line, are over.
Likewise, Jaishankar highlighted the importance of global inclusion and recalled India’s role in the incorporation of the African Union as a permanent member of the G20, a step that, according to him, gave «a voice to an entire continent.»
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«The inclusion of the African Union in the G20 should inspire the United Nations to make the Security Council contemporary,» Jaishankar said, indirectly referring to India’s aspiration to become a permanent member of the Security Council of the UN.
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Also, the Indian diplomat warned about the importance of avoiding injustices such as vaccine apartheid and called for more decisive climate action, emphasizing that markets should not be used to favor the rich to the detriment of the needy.
