India’s two-year term as a provisional member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) began on 04 January 2021. The national flag of India tricolour was placed in the United Nations Security Council. Along with the flag of India, the national flag of four other new temporary members were also installed during the special ceremony on the first official working day. India’s permanent representative in the United Nations, T.S. Tirumurthy placed the tricolor at the UNSC and made a brief speech at the ceremony. He said in his address that India has taken the membership of the Security Council for