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Why India should be a part of P5 Club (Security Council)

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India - the second most populous nation in the world, which also happens to be world's largest democracy? Also one of the top ten economies in the globe, with the potential to become the third largest in the next thirty years? Not to forget the fact that this country also has one of the largest armies in the world, and is a nuclear power to boot.

India's case gets further strengthened when one considers the fact that it is one of the founding members of the UN, and has enthusiastically participated in all initiatives and organs of the organisation, ranging from peace keeping to public health, and from the WHO to ILO.

It has been steadfast in a host of initiatives that blend the moral with the practical: Gandhian non-violence with a touch of Kissinger-like pragmatism.

And over the years we have been involved in a process of nation building that seeks to accommodate the aspirations of its entire citizenry. Our democracy may have its flaws but its dynamism and vibrancy remains unquestionable.

Finally, in a world torn by ethnic and religious conflicts, India, for all its flaws, is showing the world that it is possible for people of different religions, regions and ethnic backgrounds to live together.

As a result of these, and other factors, countries such as France, Britain, and Russia have officially extended support to India's bid for permanent membership. The US has not officially committed itself, but there is enough reason to believe that the US administration and intellectuals are sympathetic to India's cause.

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