Gaza - Indian Response
The Indian government's decision to abstain from a resolution calling for a ceasefire betwen Israel and Gaza is a matter of pain and shame for the country's citizens.
In the United Nations General Assembly – considered the parliament of the world – 121 countries demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This resolution also demanded the release of all civilians held captive. Fourteen countries opposed it and 44 countries, including India, abstained from voting.
The Indian government also argued that the resolution did not condemn the terrorism of Hamas. Is terrorism the most important issue at this moment? Or is it the lives of the thousands of Gaza residents who are being constantly bombarded by Israel?
The silence of the Indian government will be considered as support for Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. This is a matter of pain and shame for Indians because despite being economically weak, we were among the first countries to oppose apartheid in South Africa. We were among the first people to support the right of Palestinians to their own country. Today, we have lost that moral voice.
https://thewire.in/world/moral-hollowness-nations-israel-gaza-hamas-violence
by Apoorvanand
31/10/2023
What India Is Getting Wrong About the Israel-Hamas Conflict (thewire.in)
The one-sided Indian official response – in favour of the confirmed aggressor of seven decades even by the UN’s reckoning, as resolution after resolution shows – in this moment of a building international crisis and the wholesale destruction of human rights, the physical flattening of Palestinian townships through the use of air power and artillery over a tiny area, street by street, building by building, while a full-scale Israel-imposed blockade of food, medicines, water and electricity obtains, has been pusillanimous.
The intent of the recent Indian statements appears two-fold: one, to be deployed for internal political purposes in months before major elections with the aim to arouse triumphalism and majority communalism within India against its largest religious minority since the Palestinians for the most part are Muslim; and two, by standing foursquare behind Israeli militarism to indirectly signal to the United States that India is willing to line up behind it in a crucial theatre even at the cost of abandoning its known position of challenging colonial occupation in the Palestine-Israel context.
16/10/2023
Bharat का नाम लेकर Israel का हैरान करने वाला बयान | Israel on India | Israel air strike |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ndumk6RBCw Oct 14, 2023 Appreciating the support of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon metaphorically stated that so many Indians volunteered to assist Israel that they could almost form another unit of the Israel Defence Force (IDF). He also lauded PM Modi for being one of the first global leaders to give a 'clear condemnation' of the terror attack.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1712821202237186505 Yati Narsinganand in a statement requested Israel PM
to let him and his 1000 supporters settle in Israel. They will also contribute to the war free of cost.