India abstained from voting on UNSC resolution condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
In UN Security Council meeting on #Ukraine today, India abstained on the vote on draft resolution.
— PR/Amb T S Tirumurti (@ambtstirumurti) February 25, 2022
Our Explanation of Vote ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/w0yQf5h2wr
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.