India's candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the Security Council has been endorsed by all 53 member states of the Asian group in the UN General Assembly.Nineteen countries including Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh spoke in favour of giving India a slot in the Security Council from January next year at a meeting in New York.India's passage to a non-permanent seat got clear last month after its sole competitor from Asia, Kazakhstan withdrew from the race. According to Indian diplomats, the Indian candidacy already enjoys extensive support among the member-states of the United Nations outside the Asia group.The Security Council has five permanent members who have the Veto power and 15 non-permanent members elected for a two-year term. India needs 128 countries to support it for a seat in the Council.