Overview
- India’s UN ambassador P. Harish said on Thursday that Artificial Intelligence and threats to shipping will be core priorities of New Delhi’s campaign for the 2028–29 non‑permanent Security Council seat.
- Harish argued technology must strengthen human security and called for safeguards, clear lines of responsibility, and meaningful human oversight to prevent misuse of autonomous systems and AI.
- India offered its Information Fusion Centre–Indian Ocean Region as a model for cooperative AI use and data sharing that can improve satellite, radar and vessel tracking to detect threats and aid search and rescue.
- Pakistan’s UN envoy echoed calls for responsible and equitable access to emerging technologies and publicly condemned Houthi attacks on merchant ships, while briefers warned about mine incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and risks to subsea communications cables.
- The debate under Greece’s Security Council presidency raised a near‑term test to translate words into policy with the June election for the Asia‑Pacific seat, possible pushes to strengthen UNCLOS‑based measures, and targeted capacity building for developing coastal states.