French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday asserted that India should get a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and called for an end to New Delhi's nuclear isolation.

"It is unthinkable that 1.1 billion people are not represented in the UNSC. India deserves a permanent seat in the Security Council," Sarkozy said, addressing over 500 scientists, captains of industry and students at the Indian Space Research Organisation here soon after landing here on a four-day visit to the country.