India, Israel oppose Pakistan-Belarus UN resolution on regional arms control

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The draft resolution, titled 'General and complete disarmament: Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels', was approved by the UN General Assembly's First Committee on Monday with 180 votes in favour, two against and no abstentions.
47% : India also questioned its request to the UN Disarmament Commission to consider drawing up principles that could serve as a framework for regional agreements on conventional arms control.
39% : "We fail to understand why a subject already deliberated at length needs another round of deliberation unless the aim is to keep the UN disarmament machinery busy," Bedi added.
38% : Explaining India's vote, First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the UN Anmol Sher Bedi said conventional arms control was a global issue.
37% : India and Israel have voted against a draft resolution moved by Pakistan and Belarus at the United Nations on conventional arms control at regional and subregional levels, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
37% : India and Israel were the only countries to oppose it in the 193-member UN body.
28% : India and Israel voted against a Pakistan-Belarus-backed UN resolution on regional conventional arms control.

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