India on Monday (Jul 13) launched its campaign for election to the United Nations Security Council for the 2028-29 term, unveiling a new diplomatic vision that it said would guide its approach to global peace and security if elected.New Delhi is seeking its ninth stint as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. The election will be decided by the 193-member UN General Assembly, with candidates needing a two-thirds majority to secure a seat. If elected, India will return to the Council after its last tenure in 2021-22.<h2>Jaishankar says New Delhi's record strengthens its case for the 2028-29 term</h2>Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar introduced the acronym "SHANTI", short for Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust and Integrity, describing it as India's framework for dealing with an increasingly fractured world.Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/weapon-of-war-india-at-un-condemns-conflict-related-sexual-violence-highlights-role-of-women-peacekeepers-1783645114228">'Weapon of war': India at UN condemns conflict-related sexual violence, highlights role of women peacekeepers</a>"It's a pleasure to join you today afternoon to launch India's candidature to serve as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2028-29. We do so at a time when the world is facing a profound paradox... At the same time, we are witnessing levels of conflict, violence and instability that threaten even those who may be very far away," Jaishankar said.

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The Indian minister noted that India's candidature comes as geopolitical tensions continue to dominate the UN agenda, and as the world faces growing conflict and instability, making the role of the United Nations and the Security Council more critical than ever.Jaishankar acknowledged that countries voting in the election would judge India not only by its promises but by what it has already delivered. "One part of that is our vision of the priorities that the world and the United Nations must address. The other is a track record which enables the international community to make its own judgment," he said.Rather than presenting SHANTI as a slogan, Jaishankar framed it as the guiding principle of India's efforts for a secure, peaceful and equitable world. "Recent developments have only demonstrated that peace, progress and prosperity cannot be sustained in a fragmented manner... The world must therefore focus on holistic advancement... That journey can only be undertaken effectively when global order is valued and rules are respected. This puts a premium on norms, on trust and integrity. That is the approach that India offers: 'Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust and Integrity'. That is SHANTI as an acronym," he said.Banking on a long UN recordIndia also leaned heavily on its credentials as one of the UN's biggest contributors to peacekeeping missions.Jaishankar noted that nearly 300,000 Indian military personnel have served in around 50 UN peacekeeping operations since the organisation's founding. Today, more than 4,300 Indian peacekeepers remain deployed across 10 active missions.

India has officially launched its campaign for a UN Security Council seat for 2028-29, unveiling a new diplomatic framework called 'SHANTI'. Scroll down to find out what the acronym stands for, why it matters, and how New Delhi hopes it will strengthen its bid.

India on Monday (Jul 13) launched its campaign for election to the United Nations Security Council for the 2028-29 term, unveiling a new diplomatic vision that it said would guide its approach to global peace and security if elected. New Delhi is seeking its ninth stint as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. The election will be decided by the 193-member UN General Assembly, with candidates needing a two-thirds majority to secure a seat. If elected, India will return to the Council after its last tenure in 2021-22. Jaishankar says New Delhi's record strengthens its case for the 2028-29 term Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar introduced the acronym "SHANTI", short for Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust and Integrity, describing it as India's framework for dealing with an increasingly fractured world. Also read | 'Weapon of war': India at UN condemns conflict-related sexual violence, highlights role of women peacekeepers "It's a pleasure to join you today afternoon to launch India's candidature to serve as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2028-29. We do so at a time when the world is facing a profound paradox... At the same time, we are witnessing levels of conflict, violence and instability that threaten even those who may be very far away," Jaishankar said.

India has officially launched its campaign for a UN Security Council seat for 2028-29, unveiling a new diplomatic framework called 'SHANTI'. Scroll down to find out what the acronym stands for, why it matters, and how New Delhi hopes it will strengthen its bid.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed Russia's support for India and Brazil's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. 
 
In his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly on, he stressed that a "fairer world order" requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UNSC. 
 
Lavrov stated, "We are not stepping away from dialogue with the West. In July, upon the proposal of Russia, there was an open debate in the Security Council on the subject of building a more just, more sustainable world order. We believe it is important to begin the discussion that has begun in the UN as well as in other platforms. A fairer world order undoubtedly requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UN Security Council." 
 
"We support our position in favour of the candidacies of Brazil and India, while at the same time taking a positive decision on the well-known initiatives of the African Union. However, of course, we cannot even talk about any additional seats for Western countries, who are already excessively over-represented within the Security Council," he added. 
 
Notably, India has long sought a permanent seat in the Security Council to better represent the interests of the developing world. The nation's quest has gained momentum with support from the international community. Earlier on Friday, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay voiced support for India's bid for a permanent seat on the UNSC. 
 
In his address, Lavrov accused the West of trampling the values of globalisation. He said that the nations of the West have imposed a sanctions war against half of the nations in the world and is using the dollar as a "weapon." 
 
Sergey Lavrov said, "Just like Ban Ki-moon and Kofi Annan in the past, the current Secretary-General advanced his own initiative, under the slogan 'rebooting the global cooperation'. It is an excellent slogan, who could be opposed to that."

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"But, what global cooperation can we really talk about at a time when the West has trampled all of these unshakeable values of globalisation that they have been telling us about for so many years from this...trying to convince us that they would ensure equal access for everyone to the goods of contemporary civilisation, where is the inviability of property, the presumption of innocence, freedom of speech, access to information, fair competition on markets with understandable and changing rules," he added. 
 
Stressing that West has been using dollar as a weapon, Lavrov said, "The Secretary-General is talking about the global cooperation. At the sametime, the countries of the West have unleashed a varitable sanctions war against a good half, if not the majority of the states in the world and the dollar which was advertised to us as the heritage and good of all of humanity has been worsely tranformed as a weapon." 
 
Calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's peace formula "hopeless," Lavrov urged Russia's partners to take into account the facts about the real causes of the situation. 
 
"We value the sincere aim of a number of our partners to advance mediation initiatives. We value their constructive focus on results, unlike the hopeless Zelenskyy peace formula. We call upon friends in their further efforts to fully take into account the facts about the real causes of the situation," he said. 
 
In 2022, Zelensky&nbsp;presented Ukraine's 10-point peace formula to world leaders at the G20 Summit in Indonesia's Bali. The 10-point peace formula includes a path to nuclear safety and food security, a special tribunal for alleged Russian war crimes and a final peace treaty with Moscow.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed Russia's support for India and Brazil's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. In his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly on, he stressed that a "fairer world order" requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UNSC.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed Russia's support for India and Brazil's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. In his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly on, he stressed that a "fairer world order" requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UNSC. Lavrov stated, "We are not stepping away from dialogue with the West. In July, upon the proposal of Russia, there was an open debate in the Security Council on the subject of building a more just, more sustainable world order. We believe it is important to begin the discussion that has begun in the UN as well as in other platforms. A fairer world order undoubtedly requires the expansion of the representation of the Global South in the UN Security Council." "We support our position in favour of the candidacies of Brazil and India, while at the same time taking a positive decision on the well-known initiatives of the African Union. However, of course, we cannot even talk about any additional seats for Western countries, who are already excessively over-represented within the Security Council," he added. Notably, India has long sought a permanent seat in the Security Council to better represent the interests of the developing world. The nation's quest has gained momentum with support from the international community. Earlier on Friday, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay voiced support for India's bid for a permanent seat on the UNSC. In his address, Lavrov accused the West of trampling the values of globalisation. He said that the nations of the West have imposed a sanctions war against half of the nations in the world and is using the dollar as a "weapon." Sergey Lavrov said, "Just like Ban Ki-moon and Kofi Annan in the past, the current Secretary-General advanced his own initiative, under the slogan 'rebooting the global cooperation'. It is an excellent slogan, who could be opposed to that." Also Read | ‘GDP measured in radicalisation,’ India’s Jaishankar takes a dig at Pakistan in UNGA address "But, what global cooperation can we really talk about at a time when the West has trampled all of these unshakeable values of globalisation that they have been telling us about for so many years from this...trying to convince us that they would ensure equal access for everyone to the goods of contemporary civilisation, where is the inviability of property, the presumption of innocence, freedom of speech, access to information, fair competition on markets with understandable and changing rules," he added. Stressing that West has been using dollar as a weapon, Lavrov said, "The Secretary-General is talking about the global cooperation. At the sametime, the countries of the West have unleashed a varitable sanctions war against a good half, if not the majority of the states in the world and the dollar which was advertised to us as the heritage and good of all of humanity has been worsely tranformed as a weapon." Calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's peace formula "hopeless," Lavrov urged Russia's partners to take into account the facts about the real causes of the situation. "We value the sincere aim of a number of our partners to advance mediation initiatives. We value their constructive focus on results, unlike the hopeless Zelenskyy peace formula. We call upon friends in their further efforts to fully take into account the facts about the real causes of the situation," he said. In 2022, Zelensky presented Ukraine's 10-point peace formula to world leaders at the G20 Summit in Indonesia's Bali. The 10-point peace formula includes a path to nuclear safety and food security, a special tribunal for alleged Russian war crimes and a final peace treaty with Moscow. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits for grammar and punctuation. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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The top Polish diplomat in Delhi, Dr Sebastian Domżalski has expressed his optimism on the upcoming visit of PM Modi to his country. This will be the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to the Central European country in 45 years, the last being in 1979 by Morarji Desai.

Speaking to WION, he said, "We see the growing importance of India in Asia, world and in global affairs. We want to work with India, closer...I hope PM Modi's visit will not only be a new chapter in our relations, hopefully, we will be able to write a new book".

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PM Modi will be in Poland on the 21st and 22nd of August. During the visit PM will be paying tributes at the "Good Maharaja Square".

The square in the Polish national capital is to honour the Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Nawanagar, Gujarat who in 1942 gave refuge to Polish children fleeing persecution after Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. The Polish Chargé d’affaires said, "Jam Sahib is remembered for his work, for his contribution".

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During the visit PM Modi will meet Poland's President Poland's President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk. It is expected that the Russia-Ukraine war will be discussed during the talk.

The Polish diplomat said, "What is very important, India stands out against war, stands out for peace and dialogue, highlights the importance of UN charter, sovereignty and territorial integrity, it is close to our mind. Rules-based order binds us together".

India has emphasised dialogue and diplomacy on the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine

On Poland's stance on UN Security Council reforms and India's bid for UNSC, Dr Sebastian Domżalski pointed to his foreign minister's comments in the Parliament that "it is surprising to us that India is not a permanent member of UNSC".

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The diplomat highlighted that "we would like to see a wider representation of central Europe... the voice of central Europe should be heard".

During the visit PM Modi will also pay tribute to Indian soldiers who fought in the Battle of Monte Cassino, alongside the Polish soldiers. The battle was a key turning point in the Allied Victory and liberation of Rome.

The battle remains the most brutal conflict of World War 2 and Indian soldiers played a key role in wearing down German defences. The homage by the Indian prime minister is a message by Delhi, on its role in shaping the world 70 years ago, something that the international community has rarely acknowledged much.

The top Polish diplomat in Delhi, Dr Sebastian Domżalski has expressed his optimism on the upcoming visit of PM Modi to his country. This will be the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to the Central European country in 45 years, the last being in 1979 by Morarji Desai.

The top Polish diplomat in Delhi, Dr Sebastian Domżalski has expressed his optimism on the upcoming visit of PM Modi to his country. This will be the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to the Central European country in 45 years, the last being in 1979 by Morarji Desai. Speaking to WION, he said, "We see the growing importance of India in Asia, world and in global affairs. We want to work with India, closer...I hope PM Modi's visit will not only be a new chapter in our relations, hopefully, we will be able to write a new book". Also watch | Adam Burakowski, Poland's ambassador to India speaks on the Polish role in 'Operation Ganga' × PM Modi will be in Poland on the 21st and 22nd of August. During the visit PM will be paying tributes at the "Good Maharaja Square". The square in the Polish national capital is to honour the Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Nawanagar, Gujarat who in 1942 gave refuge to Polish children fleeing persecution after Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. The Polish Chargé d’affaires said, "Jam Sahib is remembered for his work, for his contribution". Also read | Auschwitz museum starts work of conserving shoes of 8,000 murdered children During the visit PM Modi will meet Poland's President Poland's President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk. It is expected that the Russia-Ukraine war will be discussed during the talk. The Polish diplomat said, "What is very important, India stands out against war, stands out for peace and dialogue, highlights the importance of UN charter, sovereignty and territorial integrity, it is close to our mind. Rules-based order binds us together". India has emphasised dialogue and diplomacy on the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine On Poland's stance on UN Security Council reforms and India's bid for UNSC, Dr Sebastian Domżalski pointed to his foreign minister's comments in the Parliament that "it is surprising to us that India is not a permanent member of UNSC". Also read | How China’s ‘smokescreen’ tricks the world against reforms at UN Security Council The diplomat highlighted that "we would like to see a wider representation of central Europe... the voice of central Europe should be heard". During the visit PM Modi will also pay tribute to Indian soldiers who fought in the Battle of Monte Cassino, alongside the Polish soldiers. The battle was a key turning point in the Allied Victory and liberation of Rome. The battle remains the most brutal conflict of World War 2 and Indian soldiers played a key role in wearing down German defences. The homage by the Indian prime minister is a message by Delhi, on its role in shaping the world 70 years ago, something that the international community has rarely acknowledged much.

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