India Names Artificial Intelligence and Maritime Security as Key Priorities in Its 2028–29 UN Security Council Candidature

Key facts

• India has identified artificial intelligence (AI) and maritime security as important priorities for its candidature for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat for the 2028–2029 term, with the election to be held next year, stated India's Permanent Representative P Harish.
• P Harish made the statement at a UN Security Council open debate on 'Emerging Technologies and Maritime Security: Implications for Peace and Security', convened by Greece as Council president and chaired by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Greece's Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis had co-chaired a high-level discussion on AI and maritime security last month, which India said was an opportunity to build upon.
• India's Information Fusion Centre–Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), set up in 2018, is hosted by the Indian Navy near New Delhi and has 12 partners, demonstrating cooperation and information-sharing in maritime security.
• India's maritime cooperation is guided by the vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region), and India condemned attacks on commercial vessels, reaffirming freedom of navigation and safety of seafarers under international law.