India is set to take over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) from Sunday (August 1). During the month, India will host signature events in three major areas of maritime security, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism. “It is a singular honor for us to be presiding over the Security Council the same month when we are celebrating our 75th Independence Day,” said India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti in a video message on the eve of India assuming the rotating Presidency of the powerful 15-nation UN body. The first working day of India’s Presidency will be Monday, August 2 when Tirumurti will hold a hybrid press briefing in the UN headquarters on the Council’s program of work for the month. Tirumurti will also provide a briefing for member states of the United Nations which are non-members of the Council on its work for the month, according to a schedule released by the UN. India’s two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the Security Council began on January 1, 2021. The August presidency will be India’s first Presidency during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. India will again preside over the … Continue reading India Set to Take Over as President of UN Security Council