External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on December 15 announced the candidature of India for non-permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, reports The Statesman.
EAM Jaishankar announced, “I am glad to inform you. We have declared our candidature for our next tenure at Security Council for 2028-29. And we look forward to being back. And during this eighth inning of ours, we have attempted to bring many themes of contemporary relevance like maritime security, technology in UN peacekeeping, reforms of the UN, and counterterrorism to the center of the agenda and of the debate in the UN.”