A significant victory for India at the United Nations has gone hand in hand. Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra has been elected to the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), an auxiliary organ of the General Assembly. In the group of Asia-Pacific states, Maitra, the first secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN, has received 126 votes. Let the 193-member General Assembly appoint the members of the Advisory Committee. Members are selected on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience.

The 193-member General Assembly appoints members of the Advisory Committee. Members are selected on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience. Maitra was one of two nominated candidates from the Group of Asia-Pacific States. In the group, Ali Mohammed Faeq Al-Dabag of Iraq drew 64 votes.

The Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, which deals with administrative and budgetary issues, recommended Maitra to the Assembly for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2021. The victory comes as India gets ready to sit in the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member for a two-year term starting January 2021.

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