Dump the SECURITY COUNCIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!
It might sound insane because of all the hoopla going on this subject. Some claiming that we are very close to getting a permanent seat while others claiming that we do not stand a chance. But is it worth that we should surrender everything just to sit as a permanent member in that council which has achieved so little in last 50 years of it’s existence.

Time and again it has been proved that “POWER RULES”. Remember that America continued it’s attacks on Bosnia even when Security council did’nt ratify it.(Remember Chinese embassy was attacked). Invasion of Iraq was carried out even without it’s consent. It could’nt do anything on the Kashmir issue even when Pakistan and China were clear aggressors.
But people obsessed with it will say that we will get a veto power which we can use in case of Kashmir. But then every member has it, so neither can it harm nor can it advance our interests.

Even if we see what have we surrendered for just getting that seat which still seems elusive.
1) We voted against IRAN which has been our sole supporter in OIC against Pakistan.
2) We signed that shady Nuclear co-operation treaty which nobody is clear what it’s gonna deliver.
For past 5-6 yrs our policy has been clearly pro-US even when it means surrendering our interests just for this seat.
The solution is simple, get your basics right. Stop contributing for peace keeping forces of UN. Why should a poor nation like India spend it’s valuable resources on these battles which in no way benefits us?

Go on modernizing your forces so that we can be major power in the Indian ocean which controls majority of crude oil flows to China & US.

Destabilize Pakistan & China by giving support to their dissidents and clearly showcasing our offensive strategy by not accepting any misadventures like Kargil or China claiming Arunachal.

Engage in more & more business with EU,US & ASEAN so that commercial interest force these powers to be on good terms with India.

There is no possibility in future of a war between US & India because everybody knows that defeating a nation of 1 billion people is near to impossible.

So our motto should be the one liner
“THERE ARE NO PERMANENT FRIENDS OR FOES BUT PARAMOUNT NATIONAL INTERESTS”