India has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation.
- India is selected under Category B that represents nations with the largest interests in international sea borne trade.
- India secured the second-highest number of votes (144) from member-countries, just after Germany's 146 and ahead of Australia's 143.
- Indian High Commissioner to the UK YK Sinha represented India at the assembly
- India has been one of the earliest members of the IMO, having ratified its convention and joined it as a member-state in the year 1959.
- India has been elected to the Council of the IMO ever since it started functioning
What is Maritime Organisation Council?
- IMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping.
- It was established in Geneva in 1948 and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959.
- It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom
- IMO has 172 Member States and three Associate Members.
