Subhechcha Ganguly 
The resolution was approved on Wednesday by the 15-nation Security Council, which this month is being presided over by India, with 12 voting in favour, 0 voting against, and India, China, and Russia abstaining. In the UN Security Council vote on a draught resolution calling for an immediate halt to the violence in Myanmar and for the military junta to release political prisoners, including State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, India, China, and Russia chose to abstain.
The resolution was approved on Wednesday by the 15-nation Security Council, which this month is being presided over by India, with 12 voting in favour, 0 voting against, and India, China, and Russia abstaining. After 74 years, the Security Council has finally adopted a resolution on Myanmar. After the nation formerly known as Burma gained independence from Britain in 1948, the UNSC only passed one other resolution on Myanmar, urging the General Assembly to admit “the Union of Burma” as a member of the organisation.
Ruchira Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, who was presiding over the meeting, gave the national explanation of the vote and stated that New Delhi thought the challenging circumstances in Myanmar required a strategy of “quiet and patient diplomacy.” Any other strategy, according to her, will not be effective in tackling the enduring problems that have thwarted lasting peace, stability, progress, and democratic governance.
“Given the current situation, we are of the considered opinion that a UN Security Council resolution may entrench the parties in their rigid positions rather than encourage them to undertake an inclusive political discussion,” the statement reads. However, Kamboj claimed that India firmly urged all sides to immediately halt hostilities, give up their extreme stances, and start an inclusive political discussion for the restoration of democracy. Political leaders should be freed and permitted to carry out their political duties once more, she argued.
India emphasised the need for the UN system to support the parties in their negotiations so that the state of emergency can end and Myanmar can resume its democratic path. “Therefore, it is crucial to carefully consider the Council’s decisions. The best course of action for finding lasting, constructive solutions in Myanmar is quiet diplomacy, according to Kamboj, who also added that because neighbouring nations will be most negatively impacted by instability, it is crucial to take their opinions and viewpoints seriously.
