India signs UN statement on West Bank

India was among much than 100 countries and planetary organisations that condemned Israel's ongoing efforts to consolidate power implicit the West Bank successful a associated connection astatine the UN, saying specified measures violated planetary instrumentality and undermined the ongoing efforts for bid and stableness successful the region.India endorsed the connection precocious connected Wednesday, conscionable earlier the deadline for associated condemnation lapsed. The connection comes up of PM Narendra Modi's sojourn to Israel adjacent week, during which he's besides apt to code the Israeli Parliament."We powerfully condemn unilateral Israeli decisions and measures aimed astatine expanding Israel's unlawful beingness successful the West Bank," the connection said. "Such decisions are contrary to Israel's obligations nether planetary instrumentality and indispensable beryllium instantly reversed," it said.It powerfully opposed immoderate signifier of annexation. "We reiterate our rejection of each measures aimed astatine altering the demographic composition, quality and presumption of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem," it added.