India's performance as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council indicates that the world needs India to be at the horseshoe table permanently, the country's envoy to the United Nations T S Tirumurti has said. "India took its place in the Security Council for the eighth time as an elected member…The highlight of our presence in the Security Council so far has been our presidency in August," Tirumurti, who is India's Permanent Representative to the UN, said in a video.India's Permanent Mission to the UN posted the special video highlighting the several achievements by India as its first year in UN Security Council draws to a close. The video chronicles India's journey as a non-permanent UNSC member in 2021 including its Presidency of 15-nation Council in August, on combatting terrorism, UN peacekeeping, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Africa, Middle East and Climate action. "Our performance again indicates that world needs India to be at horseshoe table permanently," Tirumurti said, as he underscored need for New Delhi to have a seat at UN Security Council as a permanent veto-welding member. Narendra Modi also became first Indian Prime Minister to preside over a UN Security Council Open Debate as he chaired high-level session on 'Enhancing Maritime Security - A Case for International Cooperation' on August 9.
