NEW YORK: Billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk says it is “unusual” that India does not have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council despite being the most populous country on earth. “That's reasonable,” he said, calling for a review of the U.N. agency.
The Tesla CEO's comments came after UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concern about the lack of African countries on the list of permanent members of the Security Council.
“How can we accept that Africa still lacks a permanent member of the Security Council?”
“Institutions must reflect the world of today, not the world of 80 years ago. The Future Summit in September will be an opportunity to consider global governance reform and rebuild trust,” Guterres said. wrote about Company X, which is owned by Mr. Musk.
Reacting to Guterres' post, US-born Israeli venture capitalist Michael Eisenberg raised the issue of India's representation.
Musk also weighed in, saying the current structure of the United Nations does not adequately represent the world's most populous country.
“At some point, there will have to be a review of the U.N. agencies,” he said.
“The problem is that people with too much power don't want to give it up. It's ridiculous that India doesn't have a permanent seat on the Security Council even though it's the most populous country on earth.” Musk, 52, said in his response. With X.
India has been at the forefront of long-standing efforts to reform the Security Council and deserves a permanent seat at the United Nations High Table, but in its current form, the geopolitical realities of the 21st century It claims that it does not represent. .
Currently, there are five permanent members of the Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Only permanent members have the right to veto substantive resolutions.
