Ashish Ranjan
India asks at UNGA: Ruchira Kamboj, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations, questioned the Security Council’s fundamental structure and inquired if the primary body is ineffective in addressing contemporary threats to global peace and security.
During his address to the United Nations General Assembly during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session (Ukraine) on Thursday (local time), Kamboj posed the following question: “Has the UN system, and especially its principal organ, the UN Security Council, which is based on a 1945 concept, been rendered ineffective to address contemporary threats to global peace and security?”
“Are we any closer to a solution acceptable to both parties? Can a process involving neither of the two parties ever result in a credible and meaningful resolution? “She inquired further.Kamboj reaffirmed India’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and stated that dialogue and diplomacy are the only viable means of resolution.
“India maintains its commitment to multilateralism and upholds the UN Charter’s principles. We will continue to advocate dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable means of resolution. While we recognise the stated objective of today’s Resolution, we are compelled to abstain due to its inherent limitations in achieving our intended objective of achieving lasting peace.”
China and Pakistan, along with India, abstained from voting in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the necessity of achieving a comprehensive, just, and enduring peace in Ukraine.
141 members of the assembly voted in favour of the resolution, 32 abstained, including China and India, and seven opposed it.
The Indian ambassador also cited a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and stated, “We have always advocated that no solution should ever come at the expense of human lives. In this context, it is necessary to reiterate our Prime Minister’s assertion that this cannot be a time of conflict. Escalation of hostilities and violence is not in anyone’s best interest; instead, a return to dialogue and diplomacy is imperative.”
In accordance with international principles and jurisprudence, she added, parties to armed conflicts are responsible for ensuring that civilians and civilian infrastructure are not targeted.
Kamboj added that India’s approach to the Ukraine conflict would remain centred on people. India is providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine and economic assistance to some of its neighbours in the Global South that are in economic distress, despite the fact that the ongoing conflict has resulted in rising food, fuel, and fertiliser prices.
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“India remained apprehensive regarding the situation in Ukraine. The conflict has caused the loss of innumerable lives and misery, especially for women, children, and the elderly, with millions becoming homeless and forced to seek refuge in neighbouring nations. Also profoundly concerning are reports of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure “She stated,
