Caught between the expectations of the Tamil group in the course of an election season and the prospect of ceding strategic floor within the neighborhood, India abstained Tuesday from voting on a contentious resolution on the UNHRC that sought to repair accountability for conflict crimes and human rights violations by Sri Lankan authorities.
While the federal government was beneath stress from political events in Tamil Nadu to help the resolution, because it has achieved previously on at the least 2 events, voting in favor would definitely have despatched ties with Lanka right into a tailspin on condition that China, Russia, Pakistan and even Bangladesh rejected the resolution.
Both in 2012 and 2013, India had voted in favor of comparable resolutions on the human rights council. In 2014 although, it abstained from voting on a resolution calling for probe into the alleged conflict crimes.
The resolution – Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka – on the forty-sixth session of the Council was adopted Tuesday with 22 out of 47 member states voting in favor. India and 13 different international locations, together with Nepal, abstained whereas the remaining 11 voted towards.
As it abstained from voting, India continued to keep up that its help for Sri Lanka’s territorial integrity and unity and in addition an abiding dedication for aspirations of Lankan Tamils for equality, peace, justice and dignity will not be either-or selections.
“India’s strategy to the query of human rights in Sri Lanka is guided by two basic issues. One is our help to the Tamils of Sri Lanka for equality, justice, dignity, and peace. The difference is in making certain the unity, stability and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. We have all the time believed that these two targets are mutually supportive and Sri Lanka’s progress is finest assured by concurrently addressing each targets,’’ mentioned Pawan Badhe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India.