India flags UNSC veto misuse, calls for restraint by Permanent Members

India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, has called for greater restraint in the use of the UN Security Council veto, saying it should not serve narrow political interests. He noted that the veto has been exercised 331 times on around 200 resolutions since the UN's establishment, with most vetoes or threats of veto coming from three of the five permanent members.