What Were The Reasons By India For Abstaining From UNSC Vote?

India abstained from voting on UNSC resolution condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

India while explaining why it abstained from voting laid down these points. It said,

• India is deeply disturbed by the recent turn of developments in Ukraine.
• We urge that all efforts are made for the immediate cessation of violence and hostilities.
• No solution can ever be arrived at, at the cost of human lives.
• We are also deeply concerned about the welfare and security of the Indian community, including a large number of Indian students, in Ukraine. The contemporary global order has been built on the UN Charter, international law, and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states.
• All member states need to honour these principles in finding a constructive way forward.
• Dialogue is the only answer to settling differences and disputes, however daunting that may appear at this moment It is a matter of regret that the path of diplomacy was given up. We must return to it.
• For all these reasons. India has chosen to abstain on this resolution.