Historically, India has repeatedly wanted to become a permanent member of the United Nations.
To this end, India has made many efforts, but unfortunately has not been able to achieve its wishes.
So, how many times in history has India applied for permanent membership in the United Nations?
Which countries voted against each vote? And what is the reason? Today we will analyze it.
"Threshold for permanent membership"
Indians, although in my impression, are not liked, especially in terms of lifestyle, they are often "despised" by the outside world.
But it is undeniable that India has always had the dream of "hegemony".
For the attraction of permanent members of the United Nations, India naturally flocks to it!
Today, there are five permanent members of the United Nations, and we all know this, so what are the conditions for permanent membership?
In fact, there is no entry threshold for permanent members of the United Nations, not because it is too low or too high, but in principle, new members are not allowed.
The reason is not difficult, because it is stipulated in the Charter at the beginning of the creation of the United Nations.
The reason why Britain, France, the United States, Russia and China became permanent members of the five founding members was all because they made great contributions to the victory of World War II.
In addition, he is all an international power, so he can become a member.
Because of the huge cost, the charter adopted by the permanent members as a whole since then clearly stated that "in principle, new permanent members will not be admitted".
However, with the development of the times, especially in recent years, the United Nations has become the absolute largest organization in the international community.
As a result, more and more countries, especially developed countries, such as Germany, Japan, and Italy, are calling for permanent membership in the United Nations.
Of course, this also includes the country of India.
Therefore, in recent years, the five permanent members of the United Nations have also had to make compromises.
Eligible countries are allowed to join as new members, but only if all five members agree, but if one disagrees, the resolution cannot be passed.
As soon as this condition came out, it basically blocked Germany, Japan, and Italy.
Don't forget these three countries, but they were notorious members of the fascist Axis in World War II.
The current five permanent members, Britain, France, the United States, China and Russia, are specifically dealing with their allies.
From this point of view, in addition to this group of first-class developed countries in the world, it is really possible for a medium-level country such as India to become a permanent member.
And India apparently thinks so.
Since the first time in 2005, India has been gearing up to prepare for normalcy.
As a result, all of them failed six times in a row, and each time it was the "4-to-1" of the five permanent members who regretted that they did not pass.
What makes India even more disappointed is that the number of countries that voted against it was almost different each time.
It is equivalent to the P5 taking turns to come again, and this blow can be said to make India suffer.
Let's talk about India's previous applications for membership, but because of which countries voted against.
"India's Dream of Normalcy"
India's first accession to the regular was in 2005, when India was full of confidence because it was the first time to join the permanent membership.
And they think that they have a good relationship with the five permanent members, so senior officials are "cheering" for the upcoming victory!
Unfortunately, India is obviously a little "overconfident", and after Britain, France, the United States, and middle countries successively expressed their approval, Russia finally voted fatally against.
Because at that time, Russia's relations with India were not as "friendly" as imagined.
Russia's opposition to India's entry into the normal state is also to take the opportunity to knock India.
What's more, India was very close to Western countries at that time, which made Russia feel unhappy to a certain extent.
As a result, India's first dream of entering the ordinary became shattered.
While the result is hard to accept, India, which fell for the first time, was clearly not discouraged.
After all, it is only one Russian objection, and the next time you learn to curry favor with Russia, it will not be solved.
As a result, India has since tried to curry favor with Russia.
Even took the initiative to ignore the eyes of the West and ordered a large number of Russian weapons, including fighters, missiles, etc., which made Russia change its attitude and promise not to vote against it next time.
Just when India thought that there would be no problem with the next designation.
Fast forward to 2008, the year India once again voted for permanent membership in the United Nations.
Russia, which took the benefits, took the lead in voting for approval this time, and then Britain, China, and the United States also expressed their approval.
But what I never expected was that there was a problem in France, and the only negative vote was cast.
At this moment, India was a little dumbfounded, and for a moment it was not clear where it had offended France.
In fact, the reason is not difficult, France is also an arms country, seeing that Russia has made a lot of money selling arms to India, naturally a little unhappy.
Therefore, he also wanted to use this pressure to make India buy French weapons.
The result was also obvious, in order to obtain France's consent, India turned around and bought a large number of French fighters.
Fast forward to 2011, India once again entered the standing ticket, this time it was the British who came out to play the role, once again giving India a taste of failure.
In 2017, India entered the normal again, but did not expect that the United States, which has always had a good relationship, stood up and voted against.
The reason is that the United States is unhappy with what India is doing in Asia.
India has been "bullying its weak neighbors" in Asia and South Asia, causing disgust among its neighbors.
Then in 2019, China voted against, this time more directly.
Tensions between China and India over the border issue have even escalated to the point of "hands-on", which has led China, which has always been magnanimous, to vote "no" on India's accession to the Standing Committee.
The last time, in 2021, the United States voted against it again.
The reason is that the United States wants Japan to replace India, and poor India has failed again.
Judging from India's successive attempts to become a permanent member of the United Nations, India definitely has the dream of a "big country" in South Asia.
I even want to make a bigger impact in the world.
Of course, judging by the results, India clearly thinks highly of itself and is too "feel-good".
It is undeniable that India does have a set of diplomatic practices, but in the final analysis, the issue of permanent membership is an extreme test of a country's strength.
Because although permanent members have great rights, they also have great responsibilities, which determines that the country in this position must be a world-class power.
This is clearly not yet met by India!