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This vote should be interpreted as important signaling from the part of Indian diplomacy. India had abstained at ECOSOC vote in 2015 on authorizing the application of another Palestinian NGO for consultative status.
One needs to look at the broader historical and institutional context of this recent decision to assess its long-term significance for India’s ties with Israel and Palestine.
Over the last five years, India had already broken with its previous systematic voting stance on issues connected to Israel-Palestine by already abstaining on votes against Israel at the UNGA, UNHRC and at the UNESCO.
But the shift is not un-principled. The fact that, amid all the regional tensions, Indian migrants in the GCC countries alone generated remittances worth $40 billion in 2018 highlights the need for India to stabilize its interests in the region.
India supported a UNGA vote against Donald Trump’s unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, judging that this decision went against international law and past UN Security Council resolutions.
Background:
Two-state solution:
Analysis
India's interests are intertwined with the region:
West Asian Turmoil and Implications for India
Foreign 'balancing' policy
The underpinning strategy and way forward:
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Practice Question:
Recently, at UN Economic and Social Council India voted in favor of the decision proposed by Israel to deny the observer status to Shahed, a Palestine based NGO. Keeping India-Israel relations in mind, analyse the balancing policy of New Delhi in the West Asia region.
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