India not having a permanent seat in the UNSC is absurd: Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called for reforms in the United Nations Security Council. In a post in X (Formerly Twitter), Musk mentioned that at some point of time, there needs to be a revision of the UN bodies.

Elon Musk on India at UNSC

He went on to say that India not having a permanent seat on the Security Council, despite being the most populous country on Earth, is absurd. He also took a dig on the countries with permanent seat, saying those with excess power don’t want to give it up.

At some point, there needs to be a revision of the UN bodies.

Problem is that those with excess power don’t want to give it up.

India not having a permanent seat on the Security Council, despite being the most populous country on Earth, is absurd.

Africa collectively should…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2024

Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres also batted for a change in the United Nations as he questioned Africa lacking a single Permanent Member in the Security Council. He also emphasised that Institutions must reflect today’s world and not dwell in the past.

How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?

Institutions must reflect today’s world, not that of 80 years ago.

September’s Summit of the Future will be an opportunity to consider global governance reforms & re-build trust.

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) January 20, 2024

Meanwhile, Elon Musk also in his post advocated for Africa to have a permanent seat collectively.

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