There is currently no formal proposal to add permanent members without voting rights, which was proposed way back in 1997

India has demanded equal veto rights for all permanent members of an expanded United Nations Security Council (UNSC), warning that creating a second tier of permanent seats would reinforce existing inequalities in the global body.

New Delhi opposes proposals for long-term membership without veto powers, which would create “second-class” members while preserving the authority of the existing five, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Harish Parvathaneni, said during talks about reforming the UN in New York on Monday.

The Security Council currently has five permanent members – Russia, China, the US, the UK, and France – with veto powers, alongside ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.…