Claim: India will take over the presidency of United Nations Security Council for the first time.
Fact-check: No, this is not the first time India has taken over the Presidency of the United Nations Security council - FACTLY
Verdict: as per the united nations rules, each member of the unsc gets an opportunity to act as president of the security council and each member country will take over the presidency for one month in alphabetical order. india was elected as non-permanent member of the un security council seven times in the past and presided over presidency during these stints. pm modi will chair an open debate of the unsc in virtual mode on 09 august 2021. this will be the 1st time an indian prime minister will preside over open debate. however, the presidency of the unsc is not the first time. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2021-08-04T14:00:01