India’s Renewed Push for Palestine’s UN Membership: Balancing Strategic Interests in West Asia
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India has reiterated its long-standing support for Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations, advocating for a negotiated two-state solution. This reaffirmation underscores India's principled foreign policy stance amidst the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
During a recent session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), India reaffirmed its support for Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the UN. Currently, Palestine holds the status of a "Non-Member Observer State," a position granted in 2012. India’s representative emphasized that only a "two-state solution," achieved through direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine, can lead to enduring peace and stability in the region.
India’s stance is rooted in its historical foreign policy. India was the first non-Arab country to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole representative of the Palestinian people in 1974 and recognized the State of Palestine in 1988. Despite significantly strengthening strategic, defense, and technological ties with Israel over the last decade—a policy often described as "de-hyphenation"—India has consistently maintained that its relationship with one does not come at the cost of the other.
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