India is all set to win a Security council seat as a non-permanent member after a gap of Nineteen years through the elections to be held Tuesday in the UN General Assembly. India can win easily since Kazakhstan pulled out from the race earlier this year and there is no other challenger from the region. While the Asian, African and Latin American seats are going uncontested with only one candidate each, the two seats for Western Europe and others Group are being fought for by Canada, Germany and Portugal. South Africa is a shoo-in for the African seat, which leads to a configuration of three emerging economies India, Brazil and South Africa - being on the Council at the same time. In the run-up to the elections, Indian envoy to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri pointed out that BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations will occupy places in the Security Council in the coming year, and could present a united front on several contentious international issues. India's last stint on the Security Council was in 1992. The five new countries will be replacing Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda. Colombia is expected to come in place of Mexico. Meanwhile, India is pushing for Security Council reform and hoping that change comes in the next two years while it is already in the Council. Speaking at the annual debate of the General Assembly, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said that "an overwhelming majority" of nations wanted expansion of both permanent and non-permanent seats. "It is imperative that we take these negotiations to an early and logical conclusion," he had said. Security Council reform will be on the agenda when US President Barack Obama visits India in November. source : Zee News
India won non-permanent seat at UN Security Council India has won a non permanent seat at the UNSC after a gap of 19 years. India needed 128 votes but secured 187 in the 192-member UN General Assembly.India was standing unopposed for the Asia seat after the only other contestant in this category, Kazakhstan, withdrew from the race in December 2009. [youtube]UdDrxjfpQw8[/youtube]
it makes us all even more proud India has no looking back after one-after-one inspiring news about India and its achievements at world level. India has a long way to go and so do we Indians!
It's a great news that India is once again temporary member of UNSC but many countries are opposing India's permanent seat in UN Security Council which is unfortunate as Indian population is 1/6 of the whole world. Plus a big continent Africa is absent from UNSC....even composite but Africa shoud also have a say in UNSC.
that would be a great achievement for india by grabbing a seat in the UN coucil. india is already marking its presence globally and if india makes it to UN, then we would feel more globally existing than ever and india would make more enhancements and achievements meanwhile in the forthcoming years.
well we are waiting for india to win permanent seat in the UN security council as we cannot rely for longer period on temporary seats. however it is a great news and it makes us feel proud to have won the majority and grabbed a non permanent seat in the UN. it shows that india is supported by many nations around the world
hopes are high, and we await India to be in permanent members list of UN security council. atleast we can be happy that we are temporary member and there are thoughts on considering it as permanent member. i guess india will have a more broader and powerful look after it grabs the permanent seat
