India’s alliance with Japan, Germany and Brazil to press for a permanent seat in the expanded UNSC is “a biggest mistake”, an article in the state-run Chinese daily said today.
“This year marks the 70th anniversary of the UN, and appeals for UNSC reform are becoming increasingly louder,” liu Zongyi, research fellow at the state-run Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, wrote in an article published in the Global Times. The G4 nations namely Brazil, India, Germany and Japan, are the most active in calling for a change, it said.
Since the UN General Assembly on September 14 adopted a negotiating text, setting the stage for talks on the reform, “some Indian media acclaimed that the nation’s bid for permanent UNSC seat has been boosted. However, in reality, it will take a long time to discuss only the wording of this document,” the article said.
Despite the Indian media’s warm responses to the move, Japan has played the most active role in seeking a permanent seat within the G4 bloc, it said.
“Indian politicians, academics and media insist China as its biggest obstacle in winning the seat. Beijing as a UNSC permanent member has not openly supported New Delhi’s UN aspiration. India, taking this as an excuse, pressures China through every possible means,” it said.