India was among the original members of the United Nations that signed the Declaration by United Nations at Washington on 1 January 1942 and also participated in the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco from 25 April to 26 June 1945 . As a founding member of the United Nations , India strongly supports the purposes and principles of the UN and has made significant contributions to implementing the goals of the Charter , and the evolution of the UN 's specialised programmes and agencies . India is a charter member of the United Nations and participates in all of its specialised agencies and organisations . India has contributed troops to United Nations peacekeeping efforts in Korea , Egypt and the Congo in its earlier years and in Somalia , Angola , Haiti , Liberia , Lebanon and Rwanda in recent years , and more recently in the South Sudan conflict . India has been a member of the UN Security Council for six terms ( a total of 12 years ) , and was a member for the term 2011 – 12 . India is a member of the G4 group of nations who back each other in seeking a permanent seat on the security council and advocate in favour of the reformation of the UNSC . India is also part of the Group of 77
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