New Delhi, June 05: In order to book berth a non-permanent seat in United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar launched a brochure on Friday highlighting India’s priorities for its upcoming campaign at UNSC elections slated for June 17, 2020.

 

 

 

The brochure set out India's key priorities - new opportunities for progress, and effective response to international terrorism, reforming the multilateral system, a comprehensive approach to international peace and security, Promoting technology with a human touch as a driver of solutions.

 

 

India would be competing for the non-permanent seat whose tenure is for 2 years starting from 2021. India becomes a single endorsed candidate of the Asia-Pacific Group in which India’s candidature is very likely to succeed. It would be India’s eighth term on the UN Security Council while this two-year tenure will begin in January 2021.

 

"In his remarks, External Affairs Minister (EAM) referred to the international context that the Security Council will confront, with regard to both new and continuing traditional challenges to international peace and security," the statement from the EAM read.

 

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, several challenges have emerged regarding the international economic and political environment including limiting the capacity of States to respond to local, regional, and global challenges. India’s approach will also be guided by the “five Ss” set out by PM Narendra Modi - Samman (respect), samvad (dialogue), sahyog (cooperation) and shanti (peace) in order to create conditions for universal samriddhi (prosperity).

 

"EAM Jaishankar emphasized India’s long-standing role as a voice of moderation, an advocate of dialogue, and a proponent of international law. He set out India’s principled approach to international relations, which India’s foreign policy establishment would bring to the table at the UN Security Council once India is elected to a two-year term on the Council," it further added.

 

India’s overall objective during this tenure in the UN Security Council will be the achievement of N.O.R.M.S: a New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System.