India Abstains From Voting On UN’s Myanmar Resolution
Source : Hindustan Times
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Approach “India Abstains From Voting On UN’s Myanmar Resolution” : Mains and Prelims
- What is the resolution
- Indian Stand
- About India-Myanmar
Why in News ?
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution on the situation in Myanmar with a vote of 119-1.
- The draft resolution The situation in Myanmar was adopted with 119 member states.
- India Abstains From Voting On UN’s Myanmar Resolution
Key Facts
- Although not legally binding on member states, the document carries significant political heft.
- It also calls on all member states to prevent the flow of arms into Myanmar while recalling last year’s UN Security Council resolution demanding a global ceasefire in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- It also called upon all member states to prevent the flow of arms into Myanmar.
- Myanmar’s military junta to immediately and unconditionally release any government officials, politicians and those arbitrarily detained or arrested.
- 36 countries including India abstained from voting.
- Belarus, which requested the vote, was the only country to vote against the resolution.
- Indian Stand
- This resolution was tabled without adequate consultations with neighbours and regional countries.
- This is not helpful because it becomes counter-productive to the efforts of the ASEAN to find a solution to the current situation in Myanmar.
Reason for Current Unrest
- A coup in Myanmar began on the morning of February 2021
- The reason was when democratically elected members of the country’s ruling party National League for Democracy (NLD) were deposed by the Myanmar’s military
- The country made under military rule by declaring the results of the November 2020 general election invalid.
- Military coup that ousted an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Tensions between the KNU and the military increased during the unrest following the 2021 Myanmar coup.
- Most of the Myanmar people were satisfied with the election result.
India and Myanmar Relation
- Border
- The 1,600 km (990 mi) India–Myanmar border separates the Indian states of Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
- India and Myanmar also share a maritime border along India’s Andaman Islands.
- India is Burma’s 4th largest trading partner after Thailand, China and Singapore.
- Indo-Myanmar Friendship Road built by the Indian Army’s Border Roads Organisation
- It aimed to provide a major strategic and commercial transport route.
- India and Myanmar have agreed to a 4-lane, 3200 km triangular highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand.
- The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project will connect the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe capital of Rakhine states in Myanmar by sea.
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