Why we are so obsessed with UNSC seat ? It is nothing but yet another left over of colonial era ! It is nothing but mark of superiority and status among comity of nations. India needs to strive for up-liftment of its people and not UNSC seat .
and we are going to rely on US to secure UNSC seat ? Respect is something others need to give you and not that you should beg for yourself ! It is rather demeaning to see India perennially begging for UNSC seat when world is not interested ...
Historically China got Permanent seat in UN SC when it was very poor, undeveloped country ...just because it was Soviet ally and the fact that it was on right side of history ( being on victorious side of WW II ). Thus UN SC structure is vestige of WW II . If at all country like Japan , Germany need to be on UNSC , but they are not just because they were defeated in WW II.
India will be there when time comes but let us not beg for it every now and then.
It is height of optimism to hope that UNSC seat will bring resolution to Kashmir or other boundary problem with China !!!
Lastly I would say ...Nobody can really take away from you ....what you really deserve ...no matter what !
But India should aspire something more higher and tangible ...and more useful than toothless ,ceremonial UNSC seat !