India abstains on UNGA resolution on ICJ climate opinion
Published on: May 22, 2026, 4:28 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
UNITED NATIONS, May 21: India abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution calling on countries to comply with their obligations on climate change, voicing concern that the draft “undermines” the “sacrosanct architecture” of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The resolution was adopted in the 193-member General Assembly on Wednesday with 141 votes in favour, eight against and 28 abstentions, including by India. India said it had engaged constructively during negotiations on the resolution and clarified […]
