This is the edited transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1338, published on 30 October 2023, on how India has historically voted on the Israel-Palestine issue at UN.
India among 88 nations who voted in favour. This comes amid India & Canada's diplomatic row following Canadian PM Trudeau's claim of India link to killing of Sikh separatist Nijjar.
Apart from India, UK, Canada & 42 others also abstained from voting. Canada proposed an amendment to the resolution seeking explicit condemnation of Hamas, which India supported.
Experts say that while it may be too early to comment, meeting between India's Ruchira Kamboj & Canada's Robert Rae can be seen as a ‘positive sign’, believe back-channel talks ongoing.
During a discussion in New York, external affairs minister refers to Sikh extremist Nijjar's killing, says India informed Canadian govt that it was not 'its policy' to engage in such acts.
PM Justin Trudeau said last week that Ottawa had credible intelligence linking Indian agents to the murder, prompting an angry initial reaction from India, which denies the allegation.
India was among the 32 nations that abstained as the 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution Thursday, put forward by Ukraine and its supporters.
Saying New Delhi's decision is 'consistent' with its 'well thought out national position', India said it stood ready to support all efforts of de-escalation & peaceful solution.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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