NEW DELHI, June 26 -- India's candidature for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), for a two-year term in 2021-2022, has been unanimously endorsed by 55 countries of the Asia-Pacific group at the UN.
Thanking countries for backing India's nomination, Syed Akbaruddin, India's permanent representative at the UN, said, "A unanimous step. Asia-Pacific Group @UN unanimously endorses India's candidature for a non-permanent seat of the Security Council for a 2-year term in 2021/22."
Until now, India has been a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for seven terms: 1950-51, 1967-68, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1984-85, 1991-92 and most recently in 2011-2012 under the leadership of former Ambassador and now Union Min...