Xi Jinping indicates support to India's bid for a place in the UN Security Council

China supports India' aspiration to play a greater role at the United Nations, including on the Security Council, President Xi Jinping said in a speech on Thursday after a summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India has no permanent seat on the Security Council despite being home to a seventh of the world's population. China is one of the council's five permanent members, together with theUnited States, Russia, Britain and France.