India Launches UNSC Campaign, Jaishankar Unveils SHANTI Vision

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By TRH World Desk

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar says India will champion Global South representation, UN reform, maritime security, AI governance and counter-terrorism as it launches campaign for UN Security Council 2028-29.

New Delhi, July 14, 2026 — Union Minister for External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar formally launched India’s campaign for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) non-member candidature for 2028-29. The minister spelt out India’s vision and agenda for action, while launching the bid. While he has pitched the expansion of the UNSC to truly represent the world, the coveted group remains a replica of the post-World War replica and a hegemonic club of a select few, per critics.

“A reformed, representative and results-driven Security Council needs a voice of the Global South at the table,” Jaishankar remarked, as he launched India’s bid. China is the only Asian nation in the five nations grouping of the UNSC. India in the past has served as non-member of the UNSC.

India and Japan have raised the demands for the expansion and reform of the UNSC. Yet, China remains a major roadblock for India and Japan to meet their ambitions. Other four members of the UNSC — the US, Russia, France, and the UK — have shown their supports for India to get the coveted membership.

“Pleased to launch India’s campaign for the @UN Security Council 2028-29. Underlined India’s approach rooted in SHANTI — Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust and Integrity,” said Jaishankar in a post on X.

He further elaborated, saying that “we will prioritise strengthening the voice of Global South, and factoring its concerns on international peace and security. The Global South must play a greater role in determining our common future.”

“…advancing reformed multilateralism, making it democratic, representative and effective. India’s approach will be guided by dialogue, cooperation, and bridging differences,” added the minister.

Jaishankar also spoke of “a future-ready peacekeeping, making it better equipped, technologically enabled, realistically mandated and focused on core objectives.” Guided by the Women, Peace and Security agenda, he said, we will always champion the role of women peacekeepers.

“A human-centric vision of Artificial Intelligence anchored in inclusivity, security and public good. We are equally determined to counter its misuse and threats to international peace and security,” stated the minister.

About the agenda of promoting a “free, open and rules-based maritime order in accordance with international law, especially UNCLOS”, Jaishankar said: “Maintaining safe and unimpeded flow of maritime commerce, combating piracy, safety of seafarers and promoting HADR missions will be our priority.”

On countering terror financing, he said that “a transparent sanctions regime with objective and evidence-based proposals for listing of terrorist groups is the need of the hour.”