India committed towards strengthening security & peace: Rajnath Singh thanks UNSC members

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday expressed his gratitude to the member-nations after India's unopposed election to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). India was elected as a non-permanent member-nation for the eighth-time in the 15-member UNSC.

Taking to Twitter, Rajnath Singh stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,  India is committed to working towards strengthening security, peace and stability in the world.

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.

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Grateful For Global Support: PM Modi

In addition, Prime Minister Modi thanked the global community's overwhelming support for India's membership. PM Modi in his tweets remarked that the country will work together with other member nations to ensure global peace, security, resilience and equity. 

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India's past membership terms in UNSC

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. Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held on Wednesday. There were 192 Member States present and voting and the 2/3 required majority was 128. The 193-member UNSC holds elections every year to elect five non-permanent members for a two-year term at the UN.

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