From The Hindu, May 29, 1975: India may be elected member of Security Council
New Delhi, May 28: There is a good chance of India getting elected to one of the five non-permanent seats on the Security Council falling vacant at the end of this year when Iraq, Mauritania, Cameroon, Costa Rica and Byelo-Russia complete their two-year terms.
Though Pakistan is staking its claims with China's support to the Asian seat, the African, Latin-American and Soviet blocs are inclined to support India's candidature.
India has been a member of the Security Council thrice before, once during the Korean war and twice at the time of the 1967 and 1972 Arab-Israeli conflicts, when it played a notable part in bringing about a ceasefire followed by some positive moves to prevent a wider conflagration. Pakistan also has served twice on the Security Council, but on both the occasions it tended to side with the U.S. on all substantive issues.
This is not the first time that Pakistan is trying to come in the way of India's election to the Security Council by canvassing for its own candidature. At least twice before it tried but failed to block India's election. According to the latest assessment, India stands more than an even chance of getting elected even if China canvasses actively for Pakistan.
It is considered highly unlikely that the U.S., Britain, France and other Western powers will oppose India and back Pakistan in this election. But it coincides in a way with the new American policy of playing tough with the Third World countries at the UN.
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