Describe any six criteria for the new membership of Security Council as suggested after 1997.

A new member, as suggested after 1997, should be 

(i ) A major economic power 

(ii) A major military power. 

(iii) A substantial contributor to the UN budget. 

(iv) A big nation in terms of its populations. 

(v) A nation that respects democracy and human rights 

(vi) A country that would make the Council more representative of the world’s diversity in terms of geography, economic system, and culture.

A new member, as suggested after 1997, should be’ 

• A major economic power. 

• A major military power. 

• A substantial contributor to the UN budget. 

• A big nation in terms of its populations. 

• A nation that respects democracy and human rights. 

• A country that would make the Council more representative of the world’s diversity in terms of geography, economic system, and culture.