India, Sept. 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that for how long will India be kept out of the decision-making structures of the United Nations (UN).

Addressing the 75th UN General Assembly, PM Modi said, "A country, which is the largest democracy of the world, A country with more than 18% of the world population, A country, which has hundreds of languages, hundreds of dialects, many sects, many ideologies, A country, which was a leading global economy for centuries and also one which has seen hundreds of years of foreign rule. For how long will India be kept out of the decision-making structures of the United Nations?

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