India will be in Security Council, in 15 years or so: Tharoor

"It's a long process. The charter of UN has to be amended by two-third majority of the members. India feels it has a justified cause, some other countries feel they have similar causes. But I am convinced the reform in Security Council will have to come one day," he said.

Tharoor said, "I think in the long term the UN Security Council reforms have to come."

To a question if he could envisage when this could become a possibility, he said "its difficult to hazard a guess. Maybe in another 15 years or more".

He said Britain and France have become strong supporters of reforms of the Security Council.