Veto Power

If the world leaders sincerely put their efforts to remove the veto power, that will be a great achievement in the world of democracy. If this one problem, problem? Yes it is a problem, is solved, some of the long standing issues will automatically come to an end. More often the United Nations gives the impression that it is a mere publishing house under the ownership of the United States, which keeps on issuing new editions of resolution. Veto power is, in my view, a mockery to democratic credentials we preach every now and then. The veto power actually violates article 1 to 30 of the UN. I had once requested Mr. Tharoor when he was the candidate for the post of UNGS to clarify whether he could justify to his duty as long as the big 5 wield the veto power. We have to live in the real world was his reply. Same question I had put up with some of my friends who post comments along with me on the Washington post, New York Times, BBC, ABC, the Independent, the Guardian etc. Many were, all of them from the US and the UK, opposed to the undemocratic system of the veto power. I think it is a subject that should come in the focus of world arena.