It’s been almost a year to the date of Russian President Vladimir Putin Launch of attacks on Ukraine (February 24, 2022), the UN General Assembly votes on latest resolution criticizing Russia It had 141 votes in favor, seven against (this includes Russia) and 32 abstentions (this includes India and China). The resolution, or a call for “just and lasting peace”, which was eventually sponsored by more than 70 countries, called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, and accountability in international courts for rights violations and war crimes. appealed. Significantly, the sponsors, led by the US, its allies and EU countries, did not call for peace talks – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is currently not in favor, noting that the Russian military has the advantage of the status quo. claims to be. About a fifth of Ukrainian territory. Two amendments suggested by Russia’s ally Belarus, to replace the word “invasion” with Russia’s “special military operation”, and to call for immediate talks, were rejected. As a result, although there is a military standoff in Ukraine, casualties continue to mount, and Western sanctions have not been supported by much of the world, Ukraine and NATO countries called the vote a major victory – much like most other votes. In , on March 2, 2022.
Despite several attempts by the US and European countries, India has not participated, which it has consistently done since last year, in key UN bodies on any resolution that has been critical of Russia. At international forums, External Affairs Minister S. In Jaishankar’s explanations – some of which were reiterated by India’s UN envoy on Thursday – the Modi government has asserted its strategic autonomy while citing its traditional ties with Moscow, its initial concerns of becoming a party to the conflict while The Indian students were caught in the middle, saying that “diplomacy and dialogue” was the only way forward, and claiming that a kind of “neutrality” needed to be maintained to leave room for mediation. While Russia’s decision to reject unilateral Western sanctions and increase fuel and fertilizer trade with Moscow can be explained by its desire to make independent decisions, it is becoming increasingly difficult for New Delhi to accept That abstaining from voting in the multiparty stage is a difficult principled stand. It has become very clear that this is in fact a Russian aggression on its smaller, sovereign neighbor, which has not been stopped despite Russia achieving its initially stated strategic goals. Prime Minister Modi’s famous statement that “this is not an era of war” has not gone unnoticed by President Putin, and it is unclear whether Ukraine sees India as an impartial mediator. India has proven over the decades that it will not vote under duress, yet the global and regional leadership that New Delhi claims cannot come from standing aside on basic principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.