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Option 4 : France

The correct answer is France.

  • The UN Security Council is one of the UN’s six main organs and is aimed at maintaining international peace and security.
  • The UNSC has 15 members and five of them are permanent members.
  • The permanent members are the US, UK, Russia, China, and France and have veto rights. 
  • The non-permanent members are Estonia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Niger, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, and Vietnam.
    • ​They do not have veto rights.
    • The non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.

  • Contributions of India at UNSC: 
  • India has served seven times in the UN Security Council.
  • 1950-51: India, as President of UNSC, presided over the adoption of resolutions calling for the cessation of hostilities during the Korean War and for assistance to the Republic of Korea.
  • 1967-68: India co-sponsored Resolution 238 extending the mandate of the UN mission in Cyprus.
  • 1972-73: India pushed strongly for admission of Bangladesh into the UN.
  • 1977-78: India was a strong voice for Africa in the UNSC and spoke against apartheid and for Namibia’s independence in 1978.
  • 1984-85: India was a leading voice in UNSC for the resolution of conflicts in the Middle East, especially Palestine and Lebanon.
  • 1991-92: Participated in the first-ever summit-level meeting of the UNSC and spoke on its role in the maintenance of peace and security.
  • 2011-2012: India was a strong voice for the developing world, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and Africa. The first statement on Syria was during India’s Presidency at the UNSC.
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