New Delhi, July 15 -- A few days after India reaffirmed its stance on supporting full UN membership for Palestine, Palestinian Ambassador to India, Abdullah M Abu Shawesh, on Wednesday extended support towards India's permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council, underlining the need for the UN body to have some more "major" countries at the helm.

When asked if Palestine supports India's candidature as the country seeks a non-permanent seat in the UNSC for 2028-29, and the role it sees New Delhi playing in the council, he told ANI, "India deserves to be a permanent member of the Security Council. Not for just three years."

He added, "Our position is clear in this regard. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of the country is...