The appointment of pakistan to the presidency of the United Nations Security Council has once again become a topic of discussion in the world including India. Many people in india are raising questions on how a country like pakistan, which supports terrorism, can be made to sit on such an important post. The question in the minds of common people is why is this chair so important and what harm can india suffer if Pakistan gets its responsibility. Let us know about it in detail.

Importance of UNSC chair

The United Nations Security Council is an important part of the world's most powerful international organization, whose main task is to maintain world peace and security.It has a total of 15 members, 5 permanent members which include America, Russia, China, france and the united kingdom and 10 temporary members, who are elected for a period of two years on the basis of regional balance.

Now talking about the president, the presidency in the UNSC is not permanent, but it changes every month. This presidency is rotated among all 15 member countries in the order of the english alphabet. That is, one country is the president in January, another in february and so on. In July 2025, this role has been given to pakistan, which is currently part of the Council as a temporary member. Earlier, Pakistan has beenits member in 1952-53, 1968-69, 1976-77, 1983-84, 1993-94, 2003-04 and 2012-13.

Who sits on this chair?

Now the question arises who sits on this chair? The direct answer to this is the permanent representative or ambassador of that country, who is appointed to the United Nations. That person presides over the meetings of the Security Council, sets the agenda, issues press statements and outlines the discussion on controversial issues.

A matter of concern for India

Pakistan becoming the president is technically part of a normal process, but from a political perspective it can be very sensitive, especially for countries like India. Because the president has the right to set the agenda and give direction to the discussions, countries like pakistan can use this platform to pursue their political interests. However, any decision is passed only when 9 members are in favor of it and no permanent member has vetoed it.

India has been the president of the UNSC several times before and in this role it has pushed forward issues like peace, counter-terrorism and development.