The UN General Assembly (UNGA) did something unusual, it held a recorded vote on whether to take the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change seriously.
The resolution was supported by an overwhelming majority of states, while 28 states, including India, abstained.
This brief explains that India's climate calculus reflects a dilemma: the ICJ's opinion strengthens the Global South's case for climate justice while potentially exposing India to greater legal scrutiny at home: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/india-s-calculated-abstention-on-the-unga-s-icj-climate-resolution
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India’s Calculated Abstention on the UNGA’s ICJ Climate Resolution
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