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British PM Tony Blair has come out strongly in favour of India's candidature for a permanent seat in an expanded UNSC.
Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST
"A Security Council which has France as a permanent member, but not Germany; Britain, but not Japan; China, but not India -- to say nothing about of absence of proper representation from Latin America or Africa -- cannot be legitimate in the modern world," Blair told students of Georgetown University here on Friday.
"I used to think that this problem was intractable. The competing interests are so strong. But I am now sure that we need reform. If necessary, let us agree of some form of interim change that can be a bridge to a future settlement. But we need to get it done" the British prime Minister said in response to a question.
Asked to comment specifically on Blair's call for
"... There are a number of different plans out there for Security Council reform. This was a hot topic just toward the end of last year. It's still a topic about which we have conversations with
"At this point, the only country for which we have come out in favor of a Security Council seat is