India seeks to contain Chinese influence in UN
One will be to deny China chairmanship of UN agencies. Beijing holds four chairs presently and wants more such positions.
Editorial Staff
India seeks to contain Chinese influence in UN
India will place efforts to contain Chinese attempts to expand its influence in the United Nations system as a foreign policy priority. New Delhi has always sought to reduce Beijing’s influence in the UN and its affiliated organisations, but it is now considering “all options” in its responses.
Even the UN Human Rights Council, a tainted body that India has generally kept at arm’s length, may not be off the list.
Previously indifferent to East River, over the past decade, China has come to see the UN as a means to legitimize its status as a great power. Its footprint has also grown because of United States hostility to the organisation. There at least four areas India will direct its diplomatic firepower.
One will be to deny China chairmanship of UN agencies. Beijing holds four chairs presently and wants more such positions. India will, at the least, seek to ensure China does not win more positions and preferably lose some of the ones it already holds. The Chinese heads of the Inter…
