India Votes For Palestinian Statehood, Joins 142 Nations Backing UN Declaration

Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 22:25 IST

India has long supported Palestinian statehood and was the first non-Arab country to officially recognise Palestine in 1988

Results are displayed during a meeting to vote on the two states solution to the Palestinian question at UN headquarters on September 12, in New York. (AFP photo)

India on Friday voted in favour of the New York Declaration, a United Nations resolution that supports the creation of an independent Palestinian state. India joined 142 countries in backing the motion at the UN General Assembly on Friday, while 10 voted against and 12 abstained.

The declaration, officially titled The New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, calls for urgent international action to end the war in Gaza and push forward the long-stalled two-state solution.

India has long supported Palestinian statehood and was the first non-Arab country to officially recognise Palestine in 1988.

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