External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will launch India’s campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2028-29 term at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. He is also scheduled to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres later that afternoon, according to the UN’s schedule of meetings.

The visit comes as India steps up its push for a larger role in global decision-making and renews its long-standing call for reform of the Security Council. After his UN engagements, Jaishankar will travel to Brussels for the 3rd India-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting, where he will also interact with his EU and Belgian counterparts on July 14 and 15.

Jaishankar is expected to arrive in the US on Saturday after an official visit to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 5 to 10. India last served on the Security Council for the 2021-22 term. Elections for the 2028-29 term will be held in June next year, when India and Tajikistan will contest the sole seat in the Asia-Pacific Group category.

The election will take place at a time of major geopolitical shifts, with the world dealing with the Ukraine war, the Gaza conflict and the US-Israel war against Iran. In its message for the candidature, India has highlighted “#India4UNSC 2028-29 Peace, Planet, Progress.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the Parliament of Indonesia this week, said the global order is changing rapidly and, in this context, “developing countries like ours are seeking equal participation and a greater role in global affairs. In this evolving global landscape, India firmly believes that reforms in the United Nations Security Council can no longer be delayed.”