Ukraine war
\n News Delhi
\nIndia has once again abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly resolution that condemned Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, which started a year ago.
\nThe motion was backed by 141 nations with 32 abstaining and seven, including Russia, voting against it.
\nIndia reiterated its position on the invasion, saying that peaceful dialogue was the only way out.
\nDelhi has increasingly faced pressure to take a firm stand on Russia.
\nMany countries, including the US and Ukraine, have publicly appealed to Delhi to take a clear stand and \u201cdo the right thing\u201d.
\nBut India has resisted the pressure and continued with its strategy of not criticising Russia directly. It has abstained from similar resolutions both at the UNGA and at the UNSC in the past.
\nThe two countries have a decades-old trusted relationship since the Cold War. Russia is also India\u2019s largest arms supplier even though its share has dropped in recent years largely due to Delhi\u2019s decision to boost domestic defence manufacturing and a widening imports portfolio.
\nThe two countries also have a history of diplomatic co-operation – Moscow has vetoed UNSC resolutions over the disputed region of Kashmir.
\nDelhi, however, has talked about the importance of \u201cthe UN Charter, international law, and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states\u201d in its past statements on Ukraine.
\nAt the UN vote on Friday, India\u2019s permanent representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, said \u201cno solution can ever arrive at the cost of human lives\u201d.
\nThe UN motion in New York called for immediate peace and reaffirmed support for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, rejecting any Russian claims to the parts of the country it occupies.
\nIn September, MPs in Moscow voted to illegally annex four regions of Ukraine.
\nThe UN also demanded \u201cthat the Russian Federation immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders\u201d and called for a cessation of hostilities.
\nBesides India, China, Iran and South Africa were among the 32 countries to abstain in the vote.
\nThe seven countries who voted against it were Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua and Syria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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