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title: "India's UNSC Membership 2021-22: Term & Priorities"
description: "India's Non-Permanent UNSC Membership (2021-22) highlights its eighth term, where it focused on counter-terrorism and reformed multilateralism."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- India served a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council from January 2021 to December 2022, its eighth such term since 1950.
- How many times has India served on the UN Security Council?
- What is the difference between non-permanent and permanent UNSC membership?
- Which UNSC committees did India chair during 2021-22?
- Why did India abstain on Ukraine resolutions during its term?

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## Timeline

1. 17 June 2020

   India contested the single Asia-Pacific seat for the 2021–22 cycle and was elected on , securing 184 of the 192 valid votes cast.

2. 9 August 2021

   During its August 2021 presidency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level open debate on maritime security on , the first Indian premier to presid…

3. 30 August 2021

   The same month coincided with the fall of Kabul, and India shepherded Resolution 2593 (2021) on Afghanistan, adopted on with China and Russia abstaining, de…

4. 25 February 2022

   India's abstention on resolutions concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022—including the draft vetoed by Russia and subsequent procedural votes—dr…

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