Recently India, Norway, Ireland, Mexico and Kenya were elected as the non-permanent members of the UNSC for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021.
Each year, the General Assembly elects five non-permanent members (out of ten in total) for a two-year term.
Previously, India was elected for the years 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and most recently in 2011-2012.
The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the member states' names.
India will assume the rotating presidency of the Council for the month of August in 2021.