India Launches SHANTI Vision for UNSC Seat 2028-29

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India has officially launched its campaign for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council for the 2028-29 term by introducing the SHANTI vision.

The acronym SHANTI stands for Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust and Integrity.
It serves as the core framework for India's 2028-29 UNSC bid, emphasizing that world peace cannot exist in pieces.
This initiative addresses a major modern problem where global economic ties grow while wars and violence also increase.

It focuses on giving a stronger voice to the Global South by bringing their economic and development concerns into global decisions.
The framework calls for modern technology in UN peacekeeping while supporting the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
It prioritizes international legal rules to fight terrorism, tackle climate change, and protect sea trade routes.
It aims to build clear global rules for new technologies so that non-state actors cannot misuse them.
It highlights India's identity as a reliable partner with funded development projects operating in 79 countries to encourage peaceful dialogue.

The UNSC has 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members, where elected members serve for two years after gaining a two-thirds vote in the UNGA.
India has served as a non-permanent UNSC member eight times, including terms in 1950-51, 1967-68, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1984-85, 1991-92, 2011-12, and 2021-22.
India has sent nearly 3 lakh troops across 50 UN peacekeeping missions, making it one of the largest contributors worldwide.
India demands complete structural reform of the UNSC because the 1945 setup does not match modern global reality.