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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Who is the first Prime Minister of India to chair the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)?

A	Manmohan Singh
B	Narendra Modi
C	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D	Lal Krishan Advani

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -US Secretary of state Anthony Blinken will also joined the United Nations Security Council meeting led by Modi. He will be the first Indian Prime Minister to preside over a UN Security Council Open Debate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council, France and the United Kingdom reiterated their support for a permanent UNSC membership for India at the powerful horse-shoe table, according to the news agency PTI.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council ended last year after it presided over the 15-nation Council. External affairs minister S Jaishankar has already declared India’s candidature as a non-permanent member for the 2028-29 term.

Detailed explanation-4: -India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on December 1, the second time in its two-year tenure as an elected member of the Council in 2021-22. India had earlier assumed the UNSC presidency in August 2021.

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