India's goal of becoming a permanent member of the UN security council took a significant step forward. Amid protests from China, Russia and Pakistan, the UN general assembly on Monday agreed to adopt a negotiating text for security council reforms. The UN general assembly adopted a “Decision on UNSC Reforms” that puts before the world body a text of proposal for the first time in 23 years since the issue has been on its agenda, setting the stage for talks at the 70th session of the global body which commences from today.