📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- On Tuesday, the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the resolution presented by Pakistan and Bela.
- India and Israel were the only two countries that voted against the resolution. India's position was that security concerns cannot be limite.
- This agreement of Pakistan and Belarus was supported not only by America and China but also by India's traditional friend Russia. The draft.
On Tuesday, the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the resolution presented by Pakistan and Belarus, while only India and Israel were among those who opposed it, while Russia and the United States also voted in support of this resolution. The resolution dealt with 'conventional arms control at the regional and sub-regional levels'.
India and Israel were the only two countries that voted against the resolution. India's position was that security concerns cannot be limited to regional and sub-regional levels.
This agreement of Pakistan and Belarus was supported not only by America and China but also by India's traditional friend Russia. The draft resolution was approved by 180 votes in the 193-member UN body.
Explaining India's opposition, Anmol Sherbedi, First Secretary of India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, said conventional arms control was a global issue. He questioned whether the issue should be primarily addressed through regional and sub-regional frameworks.
Explaining the reason behind India's vote in the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, Bedi said, "We are not entirely convinced that this issue should be taken forward primarily in a regional and sub-regional context."
