India’s Permanent Representative at the UN Ambassador P. Harish spoke at the Inter-Governmental Negotiations Plenary – Cluster Debate on Working Methods here Thursday. He underscored the need for urgent reform of the 15-nation Security Council and its working methods – from more transparency in the working of the subsidiary bodies to implementation of peacekeeping mandates. India has repeatedly voiced concern over the manner in which the Council’s subsidiary bodies such as the 1267 Al Qaida Sanctions Committee operate while dealing with requests to blacklist terror entities and individuals. India said details about rejecting or putting on hold requests to list terror entities are not made public and are the exclusive preserve of a select few, calling it a \”disguised veto\” \”We speak passionately but we continue to be where we are,\” the Indian envoy said. \”A piecemeal approach is bound to fail. The question of Council reforms needs to be dealt with in its entirety, in a holistic manner,\” Harish said, adding that reforms pertaining to one cluster cannot be considered in isolation.
