Posted on 11/08/2010 6:50:08 AM PST by markomalley
U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed on Monday India's long-held demand for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a largely symbolic move that may put diplomatic pressure on rival regional power China.
India says a seat on the council would reflect the growing weight of the G20 nation as its trillion dollar economy helps spur global growth and its government exerts more and more influence over issues from Doha trade to climate change talks.
"In the years ahead, I look forward to a reformed United Nations Security Council that includes India as a permanent member," Obama said in a speech to India's parliament in New Delhi.
"Let me suggest that with increased power comes increased responsibility," he added at the end of the first leg of a 10-day Asian tour that has also been seen about gathering support from countries like India to exert pressure on China on its currency.
Ben Rhodes, White House deputy national security adviser, told a news conference ahead of Obama's speech that "this was a full endorsement" for India's permanent membership of a reformed Security Council.
It could still be a pipe dream and likely face resistance from some countries reluctant to water down the power of the five permanent members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.
But it is probably Obama's most headline-grabbing announcement on his first official visit to the world's largest democracy that has seen the U.S. leader seeks greater trade with India's massive markets as well as to help counterbalance the rise of China.
The U.N. Security Council has since the body's inception had five permanent members with the power to veto resolutions. It has been criticised for not reflecting global power in the 21st century.
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Don’t worry-most of the advanced US aerospace technology that the Chicoms have needed have been acquired from Pakistan over the past two decades and is already appearing in new Chinese products such as the J-10 and JF-17 fighters.
which I might add is being transferred by the gracious Chicoms to Russia. Pesky India, which takes forever to buy weaponry, is just unreliable in these matters.
Here you go my friend put down the NYT andread up maybe you will learn something....
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/glad-to-meet-an-indian-communist-said-obama-65314
If we dont have our communist president engage with them they may go communists hmm not feeling the logic....
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/glad-to-meet-an-indian-communist-said-obama-65314
Umm, why don’t you find out how many seats the Commmies have in the Indian parliament?? How many they have ever won and how many they are expected to win in the next state legislature polls??
By the way, I don’t need the NYT to tell me what happens in Indian politics.
Umm has the communist party nomimee ever won an election in America yet they are all over the place (democrat party)
.http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2010/11/comrade-atkins-admits-communist.html
Deception is a cruel game ....
There’s not a democratic country or political party in the world where Marxist ideologies haven’t infused the system including the GOP. Individual parties are not the main issue. It’s the same everywhere-India, Britain, Japan or even the US-the GOP is not exactly free from such tendencies.
Well you arguing my point against the individual who must have stolen your password who said show me when the communist party won majority in India to my point they are marxist thanks ...
If the Communists win 5% of seats in the Indian parliament, then it means that India is compromised.
Thanks for letting me know. By that logic the US got subverted long ago.
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