ISAS Insights

India’s latest decision to abstain from voting – in the United Nations Human Rights Council – for a “comprehensive investigation” of the situation in Sri Lanka signifies a potential shift in New Delhi’s neighbourhood diplomacy. While the first principles of Westphalian interstate relations and a degree of geopolitical pragmatism govern this action, it is too early to foresee whether and, if so, how this will play out in India’s foreign policy after the April-May general election this year.