Resistance of UN to reform will lead to people start finding solutions outside: S Jaishankar

Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has said that the resistance of the United Nations to reform its structure, will eventually lead to the body being 'anachronistic' and people will start finding solutions outside. The External Affairs Minister made the remarks in an address to students of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram yesterday.

External Affairs Minister further said that the pressure to change has grown over the years on the



UN, and the message needs to be understood by the global body. Notably, reforms in the global systems have been an issue continuously raised by India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the global stage. 

During his concluding address at the G20 Leaders Summit here in the national capital, PM Modi reiterated his stance of making global systems including the United Nations Security Council, in accordance with the realities of the present.