In a historic move, 141 countries voted for a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution last week demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine. Having launched a military invasion of its neighbour, Russia wants to keep Kyiv under its influence and deny it the chance to join the European Union (EU) or North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO). While five countries, including Russia, voted against the UN resolution, 35, including China, Pakistan, and India, abstained. It was unusual for the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours to adopt the same stance and call for dialogue to …