India officially joins race for UN top job
India officially nominated Thursday UN Undersecretary General Shashi Tharoor for the world body's top job which it said should rightfully come to Asia when Kofi Annan ends his term this year.
"India's nomination of Tharoor for the post is based on (the UN's) commitment to the rotational principle under which the next secretary-general should be from Asia," foreign ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said after announcing Tharoor's nomination.
Having given its backing to the 50-year-old diplomat, India was now looking for international support, Sarna told a media conference here.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "We have taken up this issue of seeking support for the candidature of Mr Tharoor through diplomatic channels with all member countries of the United Nations and our missions are actively seeking such support," he said.
"It is a matter of pride for a son of India and son of Asia to become the secretary-general."
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