The UN General Assembly is set to elect five new non-permanent Security Council members to replace Spain, Venezuela, New Zealand, Malaysia and Angola in January 2017.
Bolivia is expected to take over the Latin American seat currently occupied by Venezuela and Ethiopia is the only candidate for Africa and will take over the seat Angola holds.
For the other three seats, Kazakhstan and Thailand compete for the spot reserved for the UN`s Asia-Pacific regional bloc, while Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden vie for the two available seats for the Western European and Others Group.
India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a full member, of which China awaits membership.
This is India's first entry into any multilateral export control regime.
India first applied for the membership in 2008 and China in 2004.
MTCR membership will enable India to buy high-end missile technology and also enhance its joint ventures with Russia.
Four Candidates Shortlisted to Succeed Rajan
The government has shortlisted four candidates to become the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
The four who have been shortlisted are: current RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel, former Deputy Governors Rakesh Mohan and Subir Gokarn, and State Bank of India Chair Arundhati Bhattacharya.
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