India's perseverance has largely been responsible for the stepping up of international pressure to designate the Pakistan-based, LeT deputy chief Makki as a global terrorist.
Tirumurti, an IFS officer of 1985, will replace Syed Akbaruddin, who is retiring. Tirumurti, a former High Commissioner to Malaysia, has served in the Foreign Secretary’s office and was one of India’s representatives to the Palestinian territories in the 1990s.
The current move by China was the third such attempt to raise the Kashmir issue in the UNSC since August last when the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.
Syed Akbaruddin also tagged a 2017 photo of then Pakistani Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi displaying a picture of an injured Gaza girl and then portraying her as a Kashmiri pellet gun victim.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had on Wednesday pledged to present the 'Kashmir case' at the UN General Assembly 'like no one ever did before'.
Elections for five non-permanent members of the 15-nation Council for the 2021-22 term will be held around June next year.
The current President of the General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa presided Monday over an informal interactive dialogue with Muhammad-Bande, nominated by Nigeria
India is at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for the long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.
India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin had said on Tuesday, "If despite our best efforts, credible progress evades us once again, then we should not shy away from reviewing how we engage on this very important issue."
India has been wary of the Council's mission creep as it tries to extend its reach beyond what is allocated in the UN Charter by redefining other issues, even as it struggles to fulfil its primary functions.
