<Tr> <Th> UNSC seat </Th> <Td> Non-permanent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Permanent Representative </Th> <Td> Syed Akbaruddin </Td> </Tr> <P> India was among the original members of the United Nations that signed the Declaration by United Nations at Washington, D.C. on 1 January 1942 and also participated in the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945 . As a founding member of the United Nations, India strongly supports the purposes and principles of the UN and has made significant contributions in implementing the goals of the Charter, and the evolution of the UN's specialised programmes and agencies . </P> <P> India has been a member of the UN Security Council for seven terms (a total of 14 years), with the most recent being the 2011--12 term . India is a member of G4, group of nations who back each other in seeking a permanent seat on the Security Council and advocate in favour of the reformation of the UNSC . India is also part of the G - 77 . </P>

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