Marking a significant change in stance, India abstained on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution condemning Israel over a UN report into the alleged war crimes committed during the 2014 Gaza conflict.
But India on Friday stated that "there is no change in New Delhi's long-standing position on support to the Palestinian cause".
The ministry of external affairs spokesperson said that India's reason for abstention in the resolution A/HRC/29/L.35 was the reference to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
"India is not a signatory to the Rome Statute establishing the ICC.
"In the past also, whenever a Human Rights Council resolution made a direct reference to the ICC, as happened in the Resolutions on Syria and North Korea, our general approach had been to abstain."
"We have followed the same principle in our voting on today's Resolution," spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
41 of the 47 UNHRC council members voted in favour of the resolution, including the eight sitting EU members: France, Germany, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Latvia and Estonia.
One country – the US – voted against the resolution.
India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Paraguay and Macedonia abstained
But India on Friday stated that "there is no change in New Delhi's long-standing position on support to the Palestinian cause".
The ministry of external affairs spokesperson said that India's reason for abstention in the resolution A/HRC/29/L.35 was the reference to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
"India is not a signatory to the Rome Statute establishing the ICC.
"In the past also, whenever a Human Rights Council resolution made a direct reference to the ICC, as happened in the Resolutions on Syria and North Korea, our general approach had been to abstain."
"We have followed the same principle in our voting on today's Resolution," spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
41 of the 47 UNHRC council members voted in favour of the resolution, including the eight sitting EU members: France, Germany, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Latvia and Estonia.
One country – the US – voted against the resolution.
India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Paraguay and Macedonia abstained
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