India abstains from voting on unsc resolution condemning russia’s attack on ukraine

NEW DELHI:  India on Friday (local time) abstained from voting on UNSC resolution condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine saying that the “path of diplomacy was given up”. “India’s 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,” said India’s Permanent Representative to

the United Nations, TS Tirumurti at the UNSC meeting on Ukraine. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! He said that no solution can ever be arrived

at, at the cost of human lives. Tirumurti also expressed concern over the welfare and security of the Indian community in Ukraine. ALSO READ : RUSSIAN ASSAULTS ON KYIV MET WITH FIERCE

RESISTANCE Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! “We are also deeply concerned about the welfare and security of the Indian community, including a

large number of Indian students, in Ukraine,” said the diplomat.    “The contemporary global order has been built on the UN Charter, international law and respect for the sovereignty and

territorial integrity of states,” he said. “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,” Tirumurti said. “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,” he added. ALSO READ : UKRAINIAN SOLDIER BLOWS HIMSELF UP TO RESIST RUSSIAN ADVANCE: REPORT The UN Security Council on Friday voted on the

draft resolution presented by the US and Albania, and co-sponsored by several other nations, including Australia, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom. The Council’s resolution reaffirmed its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity

of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. Russia, which chaired the meeting of the UNSC since it holds the presidency for the month of February — vetoed the resolution. China

and United Arab Emirates also abstained from voting against Russia.