Non-permanent Member Seat

India received overwhelming support in its election to the UN Security Council and it will continue to provide leadership and a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti said.

India was elected as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term after winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly.

The UN General Assembly has decided to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council next month under the new voting arrangements due to the COVID-19 restrictions, with India assured a win being the sole contender for the Asia Pacific seat.

To win permanent membership of the UN Security Council, India has offered to forgo veto power initially as a bargaining chip to get the reform process moving. "The issue of veto is important, but we should not allow it to have a veto over the process of Council reform itself," India's Permanent Representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, said on Tue...

The UN General Assembly votes on Thursday to elect five new non-permanent members to the Security Council, with Argentina and Rwanda widely expected to win seats, while three others are up for grabs.

A Pakistani diplomat getting a hug from his Indian counterpart - a rare sight given that the two South Asian nuclear rivals have been at war four times. But an uncharacteristic bonhomie was on display on Friday when Pakistan won a seat on the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member.

Pakistan will try for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council next year and hopes to get India's support for its bid, the country's top diplomat to the world body has said.     "Next year we're trying for a Security Council seat (from the Asian region) and I believe that the Indians have said that they will support us th...

India received overwhelming support in its election to the UN Security Council and it will continue to provide leadership and a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti said.

India was elected as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term after winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly.

The UN General Assembly has decided to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council next month under the new voting arrangements due to the COVID-19 restrictions, with India assured a win being the sole contender for the Asia Pacific seat.

To win permanent membership of the UN Security Council, India has offered to forgo veto power initially as a bargaining chip to get the reform process moving. "The issue of veto is important, but we should not allow it to have a veto over the process of Council reform itself," India's Permanent Representative at the UN, Syed Akbaruddin, said on Tue...

The UN General Assembly votes on Thursday to elect five new non-permanent members to the Security Council, with Argentina and Rwanda widely expected to win seats, while three others are up for grabs.

A Pakistani diplomat getting a hug from his Indian counterpart - a rare sight given that the two South Asian nuclear rivals have been at war four times. But an uncharacteristic bonhomie was on display on Friday when Pakistan won a seat on the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member.

Pakistan will try for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council next year and hopes to get India's support for its bid, the country's top diplomat to the world body has said.     "Next year we're trying for a Security Council seat (from the Asian region) and I believe that the Indians have said that they will support us th...