Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes first Indian PM to Chair a UNSC Debate
- Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi chaired the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on August 09, 2021 via video conferencing.
- With this, PM Modi has become the first Prime Minister of India to chair a UNSC open debate.
- It must be remembered that India has assumed the Presidency of the UNSC for August 2021, taking over from France.
- The theme of the high-level open debate was ‘Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation’.
- During the debate, PM Modi also underlined five principles that need to be followed in terms of maritime trade and security, which included:
- free maritime trade sans barriers,
- peaceful settlement of maritime disputes,
- combating maritime threats,
- encouraging responsible maritime connectivity and
- preserving maritime environment and resources
- India will organize two more meetings during its presidency, on peacekeeping and counterterrorism.