India has staked a claim for one of the 10 non-permanent seats for the two-year term during 2011-12 in the Asia quota.
The minister said that during his recent visit to Islamabad, he had stressed that Pakistan should provide transit facility to Afghanistan through land.
The trend is expected to continue in 2007.
Portraying India as a profitable investment destination, which will require fund inflows to the tune of $500 billion over the next five years
Defence and security cooperation, short of any military alliance, will also high be on agenda of talks that Singh will have with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.