Presenting a strong case for a permanent seat for India on the UN Security Council, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar opined on Sunday that the UN should be prepared for “reform” in this regard.

“What would happen if they do not reform? People will find solutions outside. And this is a message the UN has to understand,” Dr. Jaishankar said in an interaction with students and faculty of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) on the topic ‘G-20 and Vikasit Bharat.’

“Resistance to reform will eventually – it’s a bit like survival of the fittest – become anachronistic and therefore develop the danger of heading towards, not extinction, but a little bit of irrelevance,” he added.