Who is responsible for
maintenance of world peace? How are they performing their duty? Are they
performing the right actions?
The five permanent members
of the UN Security Council are: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and
the USA. The members represent the five great powers considered to be the
victors of the World War II.
United Nations Security
Council is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and is
charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers
include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of
international sanctions, and the authorization of military action through
Security Council resolutions. It is the inly UN body with the authority to
issue binding resolutions to member states.
Like the UN as a whole, the
Security Council was created following the World War II to address the failings
of another international organization, the League of Nations, in maintaining
world peace.
(Source: www.wikipedia.org)
In light of the above, look at the list of the top arms exporter
countries. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute,
the world’s largest arms exporters in 2014 were:
Rank
|
Nation
|
1
|
United States
|
2
|
Russia
|
3
|
China
|
4
|
France
|
5
|
Germany
|
6
|
United Kingdom
|
Of the top six nations, five happen to be the permanent members of
UN Security Council, whose primary responsibility is to maintain international
peace and security.
How are these countries maintaining world peace? Through export of
arms? Do any of these arms end up with terrorists? Who would ask these
questions? Who is answerable?
I am sure that the world leaders are aware of these points. There is nothing new that I have mentioned above. The question is: if they know, what are they doing about it?
I feel it is my duty to ask these questions, as an Indian. It is
important to understand that India features among the top on the wrong side – actually,
the wronged side. India is the largest importer of arms and yet the sixth
largest victim of terrorism.
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