India to chair 3 key subsidiary bodies of United Nations Security Council during its two-year tenure

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The Permanent Representative of India to the UN, T S Tirumurti has announced that India has been asked to chair three important committees of the UN Security Council (UNSC), during its tenure as non-permanent member of the powerful 15-nation UN body.
The three highly significant committees include the Taliban Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Libyan Sanctions Committee.
Among these, India will chair the Counter-Terrorism Committee of UNSC in 2022, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.
India began its two-year term at UNSC from January 01, 2021. It is the eighth time that the country has joined UNSC as the non-permanent member.
In 2021, along with India, Norway, Kenya, Ireland and Mexico joined as non-permanent members in the Council.