India calls for reformed multilateralism at the UN Asoke Kumar Mukerji Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/bz4da Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reasserted India’s commitment to the UN during the 75th anniversary commemorative events the world body held last year. Three major themes resonated in his repeated calls for “reformed multilateralism.” These were the urgent need to complete the process of democratization of decision-making in the UN Security Council (UNSC); the positioning of development issues at the forefront of the work of the UN; and transforming the functioning of the UN into a multi-stakeholder body to enable it to respond effectively to the challenges it faces.