British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has backed India getting a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.

“We sit together in the Commonwealth, G20, and we want to see India taking its rightful place in the UN Security Council,” Starmer said after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The joint statement issued after the meeting said that the Prime Ministers reiterated their shared commitment to global peace, prosperity and a rules-based international order.

“They agreed to work closely in promoting reformed multilateralism, including reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The UK reiterated its long-standing support for India’s legitimate aspirations for permanent membership in a reformed UNSC,” it said.

Answering queries during a special media briefing, Foreign

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