Japan or india Malaysias UN security council seat choice?

[PJKru]

I read a while ago that malaysia had to vote for either japan or india for the security council seat. who should they vote for. Im undecided maybe your opinions here can help me make up my mind.

[kintaro_kun]

vote for the indians. with a pop of billions, i think they hold a louder voice over "the citizens of the world". why would japan have the right to veto decisions affecting billions of non-japanese ppl?

if the isrealis vote germany in, i'll vote jap in

[hafidz]

Originally Posted by kintaro_kun

why would japan have the right to veto decisions affecting billions of non-japanese ppl?

unless i am completely missing the point here, why should ANY country on the Security Council "have the right to veto decisions affecting billions of non-(insert favorite permanent UN Sec. Council member here) ppl?" ?!?

this was in fact a debate topic at the World's University Debating Champioships (WUDC) held last December in Dublin, and although I was unable to represent Minnesota there, I had the privilege of discussing the issue with my teammates who went. Many teams pointed out that Japan is UN's second largest financial contributor, and using the ever popular "no taxation without representation" slogan to press for Japan's induction into the elite club known as the security council...

on the other hand, i feel that this is an incorrect measure of qualification. it should be an election, not an auction (some other slogan from where i have forgotten)... not to mention i have serious doubts about japan's peackeeping abilities etc

maybe this post has been digressing, i say vote for anyone but japan... india? sure. germany? why not. but not japan, please...

[Thirdshifter]

i'll vote for japan. I have more faith in yellow people then i have in brown or white people.

[youngyew]

Originally Posted by Thirdshifter

i'll vote for japan. I have more faith in yellow people then i have in brown or white people.

It sounds racist. Can you elaborate?

[trojan209]

i'll vote for iran or north korea...

if they become the member (veto), it might create some balance in this world...no more unilateral decision....just like the Cold War era...China+USSR vs US+UK+France

however, iran and north korea have less political influence compared to china and ussr...so i guess, my dream won't come true...

[__earth]

heh. I think Msia would vote for Japan simply because Japan-Msia trade is way higher than India-Msia. not to mention, Msia a bunch of strategic relationships with Japan while almost negligible with India. So, I'd imagine Msia want to keep the Japanese at a good term.

anyway, where did you read this Pjkru? As far as I know, they are still discussing on which model should be used and hence, no voting on membership yet.

[johnleemk]

I don't really care who Malaysia votes for; I'd prefer both India and Japan sitting on the permanent security council. On another note, I think the veto should be abolished (although there's a fat chance of that ever happening).