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India has acknowledged the harm caused by the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA).

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At the UN Security Council Open Debate War in Cities: Protection of Civilians in Urban Settings on 25 January 2022, India acknowledged that the use of explosive weapons in populated areas exposes civilians to a high risk of indiscriminate effects.[1]

 

[1] Ray Acheson, Reaching Critical Will (2022). ‘UN Security Council Debates War in Cities and the Protection of Civilians’. https://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/news/latest-news/16009-un-security-council-debates-war-in-cities-and-the-protection-of-civilians.

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