"And as two global leaders, the United States and India can partner for global security-especially as India serves on the Security Council over the next two years. Indeed, the just and sustainable international order that America seeks includes a United Nations that is efficient, effective, credible and legitimate. That is why I can say today-in the years ahead, I look forward to a reformed U.N. Security Council that includes India as a permanent member.
If you are a permanent member of the UN Security Council, you have a veto.
Umm no. That’s precisely the reason why the UNSC hasn’t been expanded. The P-5 have been ok with expansion in general, but not on veto powers, which is why the G-4 bloc (India/Germany/Japan/Brazil) haven’t accepted overtures.
Permanent membership in a reformed UNSC doesn’t mean an automatic veto. Obama and his crew were smart enough to avoid that.