India's nomination of Shashi Tharoor as its candidate for the post of UN Secretary General has evoked wide spread reactions.

Shashi Tharoor is currently United Nations Under Secretary General for Communications and public information.

Shashi Tharoor is indeed a man eligible for the post.but is India's stand on fielding him as the candidate justified??

First of all, pakistan has already made it clear that a nation which is a permanent member of the UN security council cannot get the UN secretary general post...

So,is this a desperate act by India to have atleast some kind of a holding in the United Nations, upon sensing no surity in obtaining a permanent seat in the UNSC..

Is it really worth having an indian contender , besides having many asians in the fray such as
south korean foreign minister ban ki-moon, former singapore prime minister goh chok tong and sri lankan diplomat jayantha dhanapala... also pakistan is considering fielding its high commissioner to britain maleeha lodhi as its candidate to counter tharoor..also china doesn't seem too happy about the indian candidature and has not committed its support..

For Tharoor to get the top job, he has to be supported by all the 5 members of the security council..france and russia have indeed supported his candidature..but it is difficult to obtain the support of the US and china..the other remaining county being the UK will support whichevr country is supported by the US..

Considering that Tharoor indeed gets the support of all the nations, what is it that benefits India??
In the 60 yr history of the United Nations, no Secretary General has been able to make a noticeable contribution to his native country..
In what way has Ghana benefitted by Kofi Annan being the UNSG..??

US is the puppet master and UNSG is a puppet in the hands of it...

Generally the post of UNSG is given to a small and uncontroversial country... but india is in the lime-light as an upcoming country and has border issues with pakistan and china..

It is argued that having a secretary general in an organization that has lost most of its relevance would not serve India's interests. Also, the secretary general of the world body is seen as a lackey of five permanent members of UNSC, and critics say this could affect India’s interests as it enters the world stage as a Big Power............