Obama supports India on UNSC bid
New Delhi November 8, 2010 US President Barack Obama backed India for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council on Monday, a dramatic diplomatic gesture to his hosts as he wrapped up his first visit to India. Obama made this announcement in a speech to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on the third and final day of his visit. "The just and sustainable international order that America seeks includes a United Nations that is efficient, effective, credible and legitimate," Obama said in prepared remarks. "That is why I can say today - in the years ahead, I look forward to a reformed UN Security Council that includes India as a permanent member." The Associated Press added: The announcement does not mean that India will join the five current permanent Security Council members anytime soon. The US is backing its membership only in the context of unspecified reforms to the council that could take years to bring about. ...