Jaishankar calls for UNSC reforms at BRICS meet

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently called on the BRICS nations to demonstrate their sincerity in reforming multilateral institutions, including that of the UN Security Council.

Foreign Minister’s address

• For two decades, there have been calls for reform of multilateral institutions, only to be continuously disappointed.
• It is, therefore, imperative that BRICS members demonstrate sincerity in regard to reforming global decision-making, including that of the UN Security Council.
• The heart of the problems the countries face is the economic concentration that leaves too many nations at the mercy of too few.
• BRICS should give it particular consideration and promote the economic decentralisation that is so essential to political democratisation.

Prelims Takeaway

• UNSC
• BRICS
• Other global and regional institutions