India on Thursday abstained on a crucial vote to suspend Russia, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, from the world organisation's leading human rights body, asserting that if New Delhi has "chosen" any side, it is the side of "peace and it is for an immediate end to violence." The resolution titled ‘Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council’ was adopted with 93 votes in favour, 24 against and 58 abstentions. Watch the video for full details.
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