India to be UNSC president twice

• India, regarded as a key emerging political and economic power, would be the president of the powerful United Nations Security Council in August and again later next year, most likely in November 2012, during its two-year term.
• The presidency of the Security Council is held in turn by its members in the English alphabetic order of their names.
• India's presidency would be preceded by its key European ally Germany in July. Lebanon would take over from India the Security Council presidency in September 2011.
• Bosnia Herzegovina is the Security Council president for the current month. Brazil is scheduled to take over the presidency in the month of February.
• It was in June 1950, when India for the first time ever presided over the presidency of the Security Council.
• Sir Benegal Narsing Rau was the Indian Ambassador to the United Nations then; who again presided over the Security Council meetings in the month of March 1951.
• The five existing non—permanent members are Bosnia, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria; while India along with Germany, Portugal, South Africa and Columbia joined the Security Council as its new non—permanent members on January 1.
  
• India so far has been elected to the Security Council seven times including the current 2010—2012 term.