A polio worker from Bihar has been honoured with a prestigious United Nations Foundation award for her work in protecting children from the disease.
India was among the 11 countries that abstained from voting on the resolution in the UN Economic and Social Council.
Indian diplomatic sources said that India abstained from voting on the resolution in line with its traditional approach that it does not mix humanitarian issues with political issues.
United States, Russia and China oppose talks to reform the powerful United Nations body