Permanent Mission of India
New York
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Informal Interactive Dialogue-III on the Implementation of the Pact for the Future

Statement by Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, Permanent Representative
17 July 2025

I thank the President of the General Assembly for the third informal interactive on the implementation of the Pact for the Future. We also thank USG Guy Ryder and USG Amandeep Singh Gill. We appreciate the opportunity to contribute our views on the 2028 review of the Pact.

Mr. President,

2. India reaffirms its commitment to the Pact for the Future and its annexes-the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, as a significant milestone in our collective journey toward addressing global challenges

3. India believes the 2028 review should be results-oriented and forward-looking. We must particularly ensure dedicated attention to critical reform areas, especially UN Security Council expansion and international financial architecture reform, where progress has been insufficient.

4. As regards Security Council reforms, the majority agree that the body should be reflective of the current geopolitical realities. This would be critical to enhance the Council’s credibility, legitimacy and efficacy. During the 79th session, the IGN has concluded without any concrete progress. Member states need to redouble the efforts to achieve real reforms and resist efforts by a group of countries to maintain the status quo. Negotiations based on a text need to commence at the earliest.

5. India strongly supports strategic alignment to maximize impact and avoid duplication. Ideally, UN@80 goals should have been part of the Pact framework and pursued as part of negotiations among member states last year. However, moving forward, we should ensure that implementation and review of the Pact should be aligned with UN@80 intiative.

6. Further, the review should be linked with the 2027 SDG Summit outcomes to create a unified narrative on sustainable development progress. We should also build on sectoral reviews including the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, the World Social Summit, the WSIS+20 Review and Peacebuilding Architecture Review while leveraging existing mechanisms like the High-Level Political Forum and ECOSOC for reporting.

7. India also calls for coherence and complementarity with ongoing processes within the G20, WTO, World Bank and IMF, particularly in the context of sustainable financing and fair and equitable global financial architecture.

8. India believes that these ongoing reviews and ongoing processes as mentioned above must inform the design and content of the 2028 Pact review. The 2028 review must not only be a stock-taking exercise but should deliver concrete next steps for the implementation cycle ahead. We particularly need clear benchmarks for Security Council reform with timelines for text-based negotiations.

9. An important outcome of the implementation of GDC is the decision to establish an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance within the UN Framework. AI is the most consequential technology of the 21st century and is reshaping every walk of our lives. Therefore we are keen to have the two mechanisms set up within the UN framework that will provide all Member States, especially countries of the Global South a comprehensive understanding on the on-going developments in the field of AI through the AI Panel and have a meaningful discussion on AI governance through the Global Dialogue. We look forward to a fruitful conclusion of the on-going negotiations and adoption of the modalities resolution on the basis of consensus.

10. Mr. President, India remains committed to working collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of the Pact and its annexes and look forward to continued dialogue and briefings in this regard.

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