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The claim

India has secured a permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and acquired veto power through the support of 154 nations

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review says India had not secured permanent UNSC membership or veto power, and found no credible reports supporting the claim. It also reports that the UN passed no such resolution during the 2025 General Assembly debates and describes the circulating video as a deepfake.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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