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India Rejects Proposal to Expand Only Non-Permanent UN Security Council Membership

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United Nations, June 16 (IANS) India has dismissed as “bordering on failure” suggestions to expand only the non-permanent category of the Security Council membership as the nations of the world organisation grapple with reforming its highest decision-making body.India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Monday that reform without expanding the permanent membership “would fundamentally not change the decision-making power-structure of the P5”, the five permanent members – Brit…