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Saturday, November 13, 2010

postheadericon U.S. backs India seat on U.N. Security Council: Yes we can, but â¦

President Obama probably thought he was making a cost-free gesture today by publicly backing a permanent seat for India on the U.N. Security Council.

The endorsement certainly went down well with his hosts, but he was stepping into a diplomatic minefield that has been strewn with hazards for decades. Pakistan, India’s regional rival for a permanent seat on an expanded Security Council, predictably warned the U.S. against engaging in “power politics.”

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