The United Nations and the Security Council will remain just a “talk shop” if they do not reflect the realities of the present world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, strongly pitching for reform of the global body.

In an address at a G7 session in Hiroshima, Modi wondered why different forums have had to deliberate on issues relating to peace and stability when the UN was formed to deal with these challenges. “It is a matter of analysis, why do we have to talk about peace and stability on different forums? Why is the UN, which was started with the idea of establishing peace, not successful in preventing conflicts today? Modi asked.