India Elected to Non-Permanent Seat of UN Security Council With 'Overwhelming Support'

[Spartan]

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 garnered 184 votes out of the 192 ballots cast in the General Assembly to win the election for the non-permanent seat in the powerful Security Council.

India's two-year term will begin on January 1, 2021. This is the eighth time that India will sit at the UN high-table, which comprises five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members.

"I am truly delighted that India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2021-22. We have received overwhelming support and I'm deeply humbled by the tremendous confidence which the member states of the United Nations have reposed in India," Tirumurti said in a video message after the election results were announced.

Previously, India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Council for the years 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and most recently in 2011-2012.

Tirumurti said India's election to the Security Council is a "testament" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "vision, and his inspiring global leadership, particularly in the time of COVID-19.

"India will become a member of the Security Council at a critical juncture and we are confident that in the COVID, and the post COVID world, India will continue to provide leadership and a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system," Tirumurti said.

Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held Wednesday. There were 192 Member States present and voting and the 2/3 required majority was 128. Canada lost the election.

"Member States elect India to the non-permanent seat of the Security Council for the term 2021-22 with overwhelming support. India gets 184 out of the 192 valid votes polled," India's Permanent Mission to the UN tweeted.

India will sit in the most powerful UN organ, for two years beginning on January 1, along with the five permanent members China, France, Russia, UK and the US as well as non-permanent members Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam.

The two-year terms of Belgium, Dominican Republic, Germany, Indonesia and South Africa are ending this year.

[sattipandu]

This Means nothing to me

India has to get the UN permanant seat

 

[Anta Assamey]

Even CHINA and PAKISTAN supported it .... so I dont see anything big in it ... if its really that advantageous at the least they would not have ...

[Spartan]

Just now, sattipandu said:

This Means nothing to me

India has to get the UN permanant seat

As long as rules change for election it wont happen....

 dilution of  that body is only other option..

[Spartan]

1 minute ago, Anta Assamey said:

Even CHINA and PAKISTAN supported it .... so I dont see anything big in it ... if its really that advantageous at the least they would not have ...

yeah they wont have say in anything ....its like namesake position which is like round robin chance for all nations..

[Anta Assamey]

3 minutes ago, Spartan said:

yeah they wont have say in anything ....its like namesake position which is like round robin chance for all nations..

Exactly .... We should aim for Permanent membership .... 

[DummyVariable]

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Despite an intense and costly diplomatic push, Canada has lost its bid for a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Norway and Ireland won the two available temporary seats, with 130 and 128 votes respectively. Canada won 108 votes, falling 20 short of the 128 needed to win a spot at the table.

Countries need the support of at least two-thirds of the General Assembly to get elected to the council.
 

Canada 

[karthik25]

Not a huge achievement. I think this is the 7th time India is getting this position. Last time in 2011-12. Of course, appudu emi peekaledu.

But considering the timing, it MAY turn out good for us. 

[BeerBob123]

5 minutes ago, karthik25 said:

Not a huge achievement. I think this is the 7th time India is getting this position. Last time in 2011-12. Of course, appudu emi peekaledu.

But considering the timing, it MAY turn out good for us. 

say thanks to Modi

[TrollBait]

what a joke.

[dasari4kntr]

From January 2011 to January 2013, India was a non permanent member of the UN Security Council.

[kittaya]

1 hour ago, Spartan said:

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 garnered 184 votes out of the 192 ballots cast in the General Assembly to win the election for the non-permanent seat in the powerful Security Council.

 

India's two-year term will begin on January 1, 2021. This is the eighth time that India will sit at the UN high-table, which comprises five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members.

"I am truly delighted that India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2021-22. We have received overwhelming support and I'm deeply humbled by the tremendous confidence which the member states of the United Nations have reposed in India," Tirumurti said in a video message after the election results were announced.

Previously, India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Council for the years 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and most recently in 2011-2012.

Tirumurti said India's election to the Security Council is a "testament" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "vision, and his inspiring global leadership, particularly in the time of COVID-19.

"India will become a member of the Security Council at a critical juncture and we are confident that in the COVID, and the post COVID world, India will continue to provide leadership and a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system," Tirumurti said.

Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held Wednesday. There were 192 Member States present and voting and the 2/3 required majority was 128. Canada lost the election.

"Member States elect India to the non-permanent seat of the Security Council for the term 2021-22 with overwhelming support. India gets 184 out of the 192 valid votes polled," India's Permanent Mission to the UN tweeted.

India will sit in the most powerful UN organ, for two years beginning on January 1, along with the five permanent members China, France, Russia, UK and the US as well as non-permanent members Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam.

The two-year terms of Belgium, Dominican Republic, Germany, Indonesia and South Africa are ending this year.

Antha Ananda padalsina vushyam.em kaadu le

[Silverado]

India should ask permanent seat by arm twisting European countries in council,to remove china after this Corona crisis and beg trump to do the same,it is enough

[TrollBait]

2 minutes ago, Silverado said:

India should ask permanent seat by arm twisting European countries in council,to remove china after this Corona crisis and beg trump to do the same,it is enough

very good idea