India Votes Against Pakistan Resolution on Conventional Arms Control

United Nations: India voted against a resolution by Pakistan on 'Conventional arms control at regional and subregional levels'. resolution by Pakistan and Syria on 'Conventional arms control at regional and subregional levels' in First Committee of UN General Assembly was opted by recorded vote with 179 members voting in favour, an abstention by Israel while India was sole country voting against resolution.

First Committee of UNGA deals with disarmament, global challenges and threats to peace that affect international community.

resolution recognises “crucial role of conventional arms control in promoting regional and international peace and security.”

“Convinced that conventional arms control needs to be pursued primarily in regional and subregional contexts since most threats to peace and security in post- cold-war era arise mainly among states located in same region or subregion,” resolution said.

It tes "with particular interest initiatives taken in this regard in different regions of world, in particular consultations among a number of Latin American countries and proposals for conventional arms control me in context of South Asia, and recognising, in context of this subject, relevance and value of conventional arms control in regional security.”

resolution, "believing that militarily significant states and states with larger military capabilities have a special responsibility in promoting such agreements for regional security,” decided to give “urgent consideration to issues involved in conventional arms control at regional and subregional levels.”