India re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022

NEW DELHI: India has been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union Council (ITU) for another 4-year term – from 2019 to 2022, the Government said on Tuesday.

“We are delighted to see India as a member of the ITU Council once again. This is a recognition of the role our country plays in the area of Telecom and ICT on the global stage,” Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said in a statement.

The elections to the council were held during the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai, UAE.

India secured 165 votes and ranked third among the 13 countries elected to the council from the Asia-Australasia region, and eighth among the 48 countries elected to the council globally.

The ITU has 193 member states who elect representatives to the council. (AGENCIES)

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