India has won a non-permanent member seat at United Nations Security Council unopposed. This is the eighth term for India as UNSC's non-permanent member, further bolstering its claim to a permanent seat. India was chosen among seven nations eying for the seat in 2021-22 term from the Asia-Pacific category.

India will use its victory to build a case for a permanent seat, which has been on the agenda for several years now. External affairs minister S Jaishankar had revealed earlier this month that "Reformed Multilateralism to reflect contemporary realities" will be one of India's priorities.

The members of the United Nations Security Council hold a meeting to vote for a resolutions on controlling the turmoil in Venezuela on February 28, 2019 at the United Nations in New York.
The members of the United Nations Security Council hold a meeting to vote for a resolutions on controlling the turmoil in Venezuela on February 28, 2019 at the United Nations in New York. -JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images

Security Council members and India's position

India won 187 votes in 2010 and started its seventh term on January 1, 2011. Its previous terms were in 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985 and 1991-1992. The Security Council has 15 members, five of whom are permanent members. They include the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China. The other 10 are non-permanent and half of the non-permanent members are elected every year for a period of two years.