India ought to be included in UN Security Council: David Cameron

KOLKATA: British Prime Minister David Cameron today said that United Nations should include India in the Security Council.

"The UN ought to include India in the Security Council as a permanent member," Cameron told an interactive session with students of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, here.

"It is important that the Security Council demonstrated its political will in this regard," he observed, adding "What matters most is the political will."

"UN as an institution is not perfect, but a worthwhile organisation. It should modernise itself as well," Cameron said.

He said that each nation should back the UN and see that its functioning improves.

Asked about his ensuing visit to Colombo to attend the CHOGM meet, he said that issues like climate change, alleviating poverty would be discussed.

"We will try to make the most of it from the meet. We will drive the UN to do that," he added.