UNGA’s resolution for negotiations on new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons!
Q. UNGA adopted a resolution launching negotiations in 2017 on new law treaty outlawing nuclear weapons. What is the nature of voting by India for this resolution?- Published on 01 Nov 16a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Abstaining
d. Neutral
ANSWER: Abstaining
A UN General Assembly committee has launched resolution to launch negotiations in 2017 on the new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.
- India has abstained saying it was not convinced of the move leading to a comprehensive instrument on nuclear disarmament.
- GA’s First Committee which deals with disarmament and international security, adopted the draft resolution on nuclear disarmament negotiations.
- Following the resolution, the GA would reiterate the universal objective of taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations remains the achievement and maintenance of a world without nuclear weapons.
- Resolution emphasizes the importance of addressing issues pertaining to nuclear weapons in a comprehensive, interactive, constructive and inclusive way for advancing nuclear disarmament negotiations in a multilateral manner.
- The decision was also made to convene the United Nations conference in 2017 to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons leading to their complete elimination.
- Resolution was adopted by 123 votes against in favour, 38 against and 16 abstentions.
- India attached more priority to nuclear disarmament and share with the co-sponsors the widely felt frustration that the global community has not been able to take forward the multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations.
- India has asserted that there is no chance of it joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state.
