UN Security Council

Timeline

1. 26 Sep2026
   International

   Portugal and Mauritius back India's permanent UNSC seat at UNGA 81¹

   Portugal's PM Montenegro urged permanent seats for India, Brazil and Africa; Mauritius backed G4 and L.69 positions.

   • Mauritian FM: Dhananjay Ramful
   • G4: India, Brazil, Germany, Japan
2. 13 Jul2026
   International

   India launches campaign for UNSC non-permanent seat 2028-29²³⁴

   External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar launched India's campaign for a 2028-29 non-permanent UN Security Council seat at UN headquarters, New York, on 13 July 2026 (some datelines say 14 July). He unveiled the SHANTI vision (Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust and Integrity) and met UN Secretary-General Guterres the same day. India is reported to be competing with Tajikistan for the single Asia-Pacific seat; elections are due in June 2027; India's last term was 2021-22.

   • External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar launched India's campaign for a 2028-29 non-permanent UN Security Council seat at UN headquarters, New York, on 13 July 2026 (some datelines say 14 July)
   • He unveiled the SHANTI vision (Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust and Integrity) and met UN Secretary-General Guterres the same day
   • India is reported to be competing with Tajikistan for the single Asia-Pacific seat; elections are due in June 2027; India's last term was 2021-22
3. 3 Jun2026
   International

   UNGA elects Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe to UNSC for 2027-28⁵⁶

   Kyrgyzstan won its first seat, beating the Philippines in four rounds, replacing Pakistan.

   • UN General Assembly elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe as non-permanent UNSC members for 2027-28
   • Kyrgyzstan won its first-ever seat, defeating the Philippines in four rounds of voting for the Asia-Pacific seat
   • Germany failed to win a seat
4. 7 Apr2026
   International

   Russia and China veto UN Security Council resolution on Hormuz shipping⁷⁸⁹¹⁰

   A Bahrain-drafted UN Security Council resolution encouraging defensive coordination to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz got 11 votes in favour on 7 April but was vetoed by Russia and China, with Pakistan and Colombia abstaining.

   • 7 April 2026
   • Vote: 11 in favour, 2 against (Russia and China, both vetoed), 2 abstentions (Pakistan and Colombia)
   • Draft by Bahrain; the 'all necessary means' language was dropped before the vote
   • Vote came hours before the US-Iran ceasefire began

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Sources

1. All India Radio News
2. The Tribune
3. Business Standard
4. IANS
5. Free Press Journal
6. Onmanorama
7. Al Jazeera
8. Dawn
9. BusinessDay
10. Canberra Times