Overview

• Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay used the 80th UN General Assembly in New York to call for an expanded, more representative Security Council.
• He urged growth in both permanent and non-permanent membership and explicitly named India and Japan as “deserving nations.”
• Tobgay called the current Council “a relic of the past” that fails to reflect contemporary geopolitical and economic realities.
• He cited India’s economic rise and leadership in the Global South and described Japan as a leading donor and peacebuilder warranting permanent status.
• Despite widening endorsements from member states and UN figures, no agreement on the Charter changes needed for reform has been reached.