Why in news?
Indian parliamentary delegation refused to be a part of the Bali declaration adopted recently in Indonesia.
What is Bali declaration?
- ‘Bali Declaration’ adopted at the ‘World Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Development’, in Indonesia.
- The declaration went on to “call on all parties to contribute to the restoration of stability and security, exercise maximum self-restraint from using violent means.
- It claimed to respect the human rights of all people in Rakhine State regardless of their faith and ethnicity, as well as facilitate safe access for humanitarian assistance.
- The declaration adopted carried “inappropriate” reference to the violence in Rakhine State from where 1,25,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh.
What is the reason for India’s stand?
- India repeated its stance that the purpose of convening the parliamentary forum was to arrive at a mutual consensus for implementation of SDGs.
- The proposed reference to the violence in Rakhine State in the declaration was considered as not consensus-based and inappropriate.
- India senses that the conclusion of the Forum, was not in line with the agreed global principles of ‘sustainable development.
- India objected spoke of the forum expressing deep concern on the ongoing violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
- Never before country specific issues have been included in the declaration as these dilute the objective of these forums.
Source: Times of India , The Hindu