As India is beginning its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the country's flag will be installed at stakeout of the UN body.
There will be a special ceremony for the five new upcoming non-permanent members on January 4, which is the first official working day and the flag would be installed at the stakeout during the ceremony.
Ambassador T S Tirumurti, who is Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN) will install the tricolor and he will also give a brief speech at the programme.
Apart from India, the other members who are going to be the non-permanent members of the UN body are, Norway, Kenya, Ireland, and Mexico. The five members will be joining non-permanent members Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines, Tunisia, and Vietnam, and the five permanent members China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US.
Kazakhstan was the first nation to introduce the tradition of flag installation ceremony in 2018.
Kairat Umarov Kazakhstan's former Permanent Representative to the UN had said during the 2019 ceremony, "Like the changing of the guards, it is the changing of flags from outgoing to the new elected members. This solemn ceremony serves the purpose of affirming and respecting the new members with the recognition they deserve."
India is going to be the UNSC President in August 2021 and will lead the council again as the president for a month in 2022. The presidency for the council is decided following the English alphabetical order of the member states' names and the presidency is held by each member of the Council for a month.
