India, Israel Vote Against UNGA Draft on Regional Conventional Arms Control
The 193-member committee approved the draft 180-2, while India said arms control should be handled as a global issue.
- On Monday, the United Nations General Assembly's First Committee approved a draft resolution on conventional arms control with 180 votes in favor, though India and Israel were the only two countries opposing it in the 193-member body.
- Pakistan and Belarus moved the resolution, arguing that conventional arms control should be pursued primarily at regional levels since post-Cold War security threats arise mainly among neighboring states, seeking to promote peace at the lowest possible level of armaments.
- Explaining India's vote, First Secretary Anmol Sher Bedi said, "We are not fully convinced that it should be pursued primarily in regional and sub-regional contexts," arguing that security concerns extend beyond narrowly-defined regional borders.
- Separately, India voted against a paragraph referencing South Asia and questioned the Disarmament Commission's request to formulate new principles, with Bedi stating, "We read this request with a certain degree of curiosity."
- Bedi rejected the assumption that "security concerns of States politely stop at their regional borders," arguing the notion of preserving regional balance "appears unrealistic" since threats extend beyond narrowly-defined boundaries.
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