Why did India refuse to back UNGA resolution on Israel-Gaza crisis? Explained
United Nations General Assembly after abstaining from the resolution on the Israel-Hamas war. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce" between Israel and Hamas terrorists in Gaza. However, India has abstained from a call for the protection of civilians and upholds legal and humanitarian obligations.
The General Assembly has adopted the draft resolution with 120 votes in favor, 12 against, and 45 abstentions. The 45 nations that abstained from voting on the resolution included Iceland, India, Panama, Lithuania, and Greece. The UNGA also demanded the “continuous, sufficient, and unhindered" provision of lifesaving supplies and services for civilians trapped inside the enclave.
India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Yojna Patel, in Explanation of Vote here said in a world where differences and disputes should be resolved by dialogue, this august body should be deeply concerned at recourse to violence. “That too, when it happens on a scale and intensity that is an affront to basic human values. Violence as a means to achieve political objectives damages indiscriminately and does not pave the way for any durable solutions," Yojna Patel said as quoted by PTI. Patel also said that the terror attack in Israel on October 7 was shocking and deserves condemnation.
India’s explanation of the vote did not mention Hamas. “Terrorism is a malignancy and knows no borders, nationality or race. The world should not buy into any justification of terror acts.
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