New York, Jan. 27 -- India on Monday called for comprehensive reforms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on grounds of multilateralism and changes in global dynamics, noting that the current structure reflects a "geopolitical reality of a bygone era".

Speaking at the UN Security Council Open Debate on "Reaffirming International Rule of Law: Pathways to Reinvigorating Peace, Justice, and Multilateralism", India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni argued that the credibility of multilateralism and the international rule of law depends on adapting global governance structures to contemporary geopolitical realities.

"The Rule of law is at the very heart of the core mandate of the United Nations Se...