Explained: Pakistan Takes Over UN Security Council: What It Means for India and Kashmir

In July 2025, Pakistan takes over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council — a symbolic yet highly visible position on the world’s most powerful diplomatic body. As Islamabad gains the month-long chair, global attention shifts to what it plans to raise: from multilateralism and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to simmering tensions with India over Kashmir. But what exactly does the presidency mean? How is it decided? And how does this moment fit into the broader politics of the UN? This explainer breaks it all down.