India Has Now Voted In UN Calling For Gaza Ceasefire, But Past Abstention May Haunt New Delhi

PM Narendra Modi with President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas.

Source : Special arrangement

Israel-Hamas-Gaza War: In a major change of stance from October 28, 2023, in the ongoing Israel-Hamas War in which the world is witnessing devastation in Gaza, India voted in favour of a non-binding UN General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution on December 13, 2023, which called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza as well as an “immediate and unconditional” release of all hostages. However, the past action by New Delhi has already put a question on India’s