Abstention at UNHRC in line with India's practice of not voting on country-specific resolutions: MEA

Oct 07, 2022

New Delhi [India], October 7 : Justifying India's stand on abstaining from voting in UNHRC on atrocities of Uyghurs by China, India in its...

Tharoor applauds India's abstention of vote in UNSC on humanitarian concerns, says "Well Done"

Dec 11, 2022

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday applauded India's abstention from the vote in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a resolution that exempts...

"Resolution was deeply flawed": Netanyahu on India's abstention in UN vote on Gaza conflict

Oct 31, 2023

Amid the country's ongoing war with Hamas, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for a 'humanitarian...

"We respect India's position": EU envoy on India's abstention from UN vote on Ukraine

Feb 24, 2023

European Union envoy Ugo Astuto said that the EU respects India's stance when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Abstention a 'sensitive issue' for us, we count on India's support: Ukraine envoy

Feb 24, 2023

"The resolution was adopted and the position of India of abstention is definitely for us a sensitive issue. We hope and count on India's...

"Glorious legacy reduced to rubble": Congress lashes out at Union Govt for abstaining from UNGA proposal on Gaza ceasefire

Jun 14, 2025

Calling the abstention "extremely shameful", Congress in a post on social media X stated that India had always chosen to stand with Palestine, but...