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All countries should have veto power, India said in UN; Heavy pressure on Google to sell Chrome

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations P Harish, while addressing the United Nations General Assembly, stressed the need for fairness in the distribution of veto power. He said that during the last eight decades all five permanent members used it for their political purposes. It was used about 200 times.

Many options for the use of veto

There are many options for the use of veto regarding reform within the United Nations Security Council. We are ready to move forward on this with other delegations. Emphasizing the importance of equality among permanent members, he said that as long as there is a veto system, it should be with all permanent members.

Referring to its wider implications, Harish said that the use of veto is a provision available only to five member countries. However, this is against the concept of sovereign equality of UN member countries.

Calling for a comprehensive approach to reform, he said, “We strongly urge that all five aspects of UN Security Council reform, including the question of veto, should be addressed comprehensively through clearly defined time frames in the intergovernmental negotiation framework.”

US Justice Department wants to force Google to sell Chrome

The US Justice Department wants the court to order Google to sell Chrome so that Google cannot harm the competition through its search engine. A US court has found that Google has abused its monopoly for the last decade. The US Justice Department has sought to punish Google in a document filed late Wednesday night, which includes a demand for the sale of Google’s Chrome web browser. The sale of Chrome will permanently end Google’s control over this search engine.

The hearing on Google’s punishment is scheduled to begin in April in a Washington, DC court. If the court accepts the government’s recommendation, Google would be forced to stop selling its Chrome browser within six months of the verdict, but the company will almost certainly appeal any sentence. That could prolong the case. Kent Walker, Google’s chief legal officer, said the Justice Department’s proposal would harm Americans and America’s global technology.