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We don't need to be told what to do on democracy: India at UN

India is ready to take its place at global top tables: Kamboj

Ruchira Kamboj India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj | Via Twitter

While assuming the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of December, India's envoy Ruchira Kamboj said that India has made every effort to bridge different voices within the UN body and the country will bring the "same spirit" as it presides over the Council. 

"India is ready to take its place at global top tables including G-20 and the UN Security Council presidency as the nation is willing to bring solutions to the table. One of the central tenets of our policy is human-centric and which will remain the same," said India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj. 

India's 2021-2022 term on the Council ends on December 31. 

During a press conference at UN Headquarters on India's Presidency, Kamboj said that the global development architecture outside the United Nations is "equally distorted" and would require intense efforts to enhance coherence and consistency. 

According to reports, while responding to a question on democracy and freedom of press in India, she said "We don't need to be told what to do on democracy." 

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is slated to chair two high-level debates on December 14-15. 

The open debate will encourage the UN members to take the conversation forward on reforms in the current multilateral architecture with the UN at its Centre to make it "more representative and fit for purpose," reported ANI. 

"We hope will encourage Member States to exchange ideas on key issues, specifically how to inject new life into multilateralism in order to ensure that the tools we have today are adequate to address the challenges of the future, as well what should be the key elements of this new orientation for a reformed multilateral system. No doubt food for thought for all UN watchers," Kamboj was quoted by PTI.

While the debate on December 15 is on the theme "Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Terrorists Acts: Global Approach to Counter Terrorism-Challenges and Way Forward." 

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