External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar , addressing the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) , delivered a wide-ranging statement urging the UN to adapt to contemporary realities, calling out terrorism, and projecting India’s vision as a confident, self-reliant and responsible global player. Jaishankar began by reaffirming the UN Charter’s ideals of peace, dignity, and justice but noted that the institution has struggled to live up to expectations. He cited the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza , the slow progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , inequitable responses during the pandemic, and failures on climate justice as evidence of a “UN in crisis.” UN Reform and Global South Leadership Jaishankar stressed that resistance to reform has undermined the UN’s credibility, urging expansion of both permanent and non-permanent membership of the Security Council. He underlined the need to redress “the historical injustice t...