Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday stated that with the emergence of several centres of power, influence, and growth, the world is transitioning toward multipolarity.
The present-day geopolitics suggests that there is no dominant force in the world, Singh opined.
"In an era of global supply chains, complex human interconnections and the rapid development of communication technologies, one cannot but emphasize the relevance of a multipolar world in which there is no one dominant force, but several centers," he said during his virtual address to Moscow Conference on International Security.
"The recent emergence of several centres of growth, power and influence, the growing technological and economic interdependence strongly suggests that a multipolar world is now emerging," Singh underlined.
India Deserves Place in Reformed UNSC
The reformation of the United Nations, particularly the enlargement of the organization's powerful Security Council (UNSC) is an important part of India's broader understanding of a multipolar world.
Earlier this year, New Delhi criticized the slow pace of UN reforms.
Against this backdrop, Singh argued that India deserved a place in the expanded UNSC.
As UN member states have failed to arrive at a consensus on the subject of UN reforms, the minister voiced his support for setting up "rules of conduct" so that countries could focus on common goals despite having differences amongst themselves.
"It's even more important that states stick to the rules-based international order," Singh implied.
Additionally, Singh urged friendly nations to form security partnerships to tackle threats of extremism, climate change, food and energy shortages, pandemics, etc.
"Known threats such as climate change, pandemics, the harmful use of technology, combined with the rise of extremism, food and energy shortages, will create new challenges to security and resilience. Addressing these threats will require regional and global security partnerships. Organizations such as the UN will have to keep pace with these challenges," he concluded.