How has India voted on UNSC resolutions regarding international conflicts in the past?

India is currently serving its eighth term as a non-permanent member of the UNSC

The story so far: India on February 26 abstained from voting during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Russia’s military operation against Ukraine. The draft was submitted by the U.S. and Albania and was eventually vetoed by Russia. China and UAE also abstained from voting.

Eleven members voted in favour of the resolution. The U.S. has said that it will take the issue to the General Assembly where Russia does not have veto power.

Explaining India’s rationale behind its choice to abstain from voting on the issue, India’s Permanent Representative (PR) to the United Nations T.S. Tirumurti said that the only way to resolve the crisis was through dialogue.

“No solution can ever be arrived at, at the cost of human lives,” Mr. Tirumurti said in his statement. He also mentioned that the country is concerned about the welfare and security of the Indian community in Ukraine as an intense war rages on.

No. India is currently serving its eighth term as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. In the past, India has voted on several resolutions regarding conflicts, including the Korean War, violence in West Asia, and so on.

UNSC Resolution 82: In 1950, India favoured the Security Council’s resolution condemning the attack on the Republic of Korea by North Korea and called for an immediate end to the fighting.