UNSC Watch | India Abstains on Resolution to Extend Sanctions, Arms Embargo on South Sudan
This is the first time that India has abstained on any approved resolution after joining the council for the eighth time as a non-permanent member in January this year.
Sudan People s Liberation Army (SPLA) forces patrol the camp of Lalo following heavy fighting, close to Malakal, South Sudan in October 16, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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New Delhi: Since joining the United Nations Security Council, India has, for the first time, abstained from voting on a resolution that extended the mandate of the sanctions regime on South Sudan, the worldâs youngest state.