Maldives red-faced over India UN vote ‘snub’
The Maldives was thrashed by Indonesia in the UN Security Council vote.
19 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives has been left red-faced after credible reports that India campaigned against it during a UN Security Council vote.
India had given at least three assurances that it would vote for the Maldives for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, India’s ambassador to the Maldives told The Hindu.
Although the Maldives was thrashed by Indonesia, netting 46 votes to its rival’s 144, the envoy still claimed afterwards his nation had enjoyed its neighbour’s support.
But India voted against the Maldives as well as ensuring that the tiny nation would be roundly thumped, the Times of India reported Tuesday.
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