Overview

• Speaking at UNGA80 in New York on September 27, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay named India and Japan as "deserving" candidates for permanent Security Council membership.
• He called for expanding both permanent and non‑permanent seats to better reflect contemporary geopolitical and economic realities.
• Tobgay tied the reform push to tackling the climate crisis, persistent poverty and conflicts, endorsing António Guterres’ UN80 initiative.
• BRICS foreign ministers, in a meeting chaired by India’s S. Jaishankar, reaffirmed support for India and Brazil to play a greater role at the UN.
• Support for reform is building, yet any change still requires UN Charter amendments that face significant political obstacles among member states.