00:00The world is reeling from one crisis to the next. There's Russia and Ukraine, which is
00:08still continuing. And now there's Israel and Hamas. A question that many are asking is,
00:13what about the United Nations? Why is the UN unable to effectively step in and get a
00:18ceasefire enforced? Part of the problem seems to be the way the UN is structured. It was
00:23founded in 1945 after the Second World War. And in a sense, those structures are still
00:28stuck in 1945. The fact that you still have a UN Security Council that has five permanent
00:34members who have veto powers reflects that the UN hasn't really changed with the times.
00:39Geopolitics has completely changed since 1945. And as the government of India has been arguing
00:44for years now, the UN needs to change with those times and reflect the aspirations of
00:49so many more countries at the Security Council in order for it to continue to remain relevant.
00:56And the fact is that while smaller groupings like NATO or BRICS or the SCO have acquired
01:01greater spheres of influence amongst those countries that are a part of it, there's really
01:06no platform quite like the United Nations. And if the UN is able to effectively change
01:13structurally and ensure that it represents truly the voice of aspiring countries and
01:20the voices of more countries, then it is really the only platform that can take us out of
01:26these crises that we are currently facing. Is the UN up to the task? Let's see.
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