As India emerges on the global stage, much has been made of its increasingly influential role in multilateral institutions, especially in the context of its recently won tenure on the UN Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member. Many observers view India’s membership of the Council as a so-called audition for any future role that India might play as a permanent member of the body. This gloss on India’s membership has played directly into debates both in India and abroad on whether an emergent India can be a globally “responsible” power by shouldering the costs of providing global public goods, especially security.
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