According to MEA, India did not vote against Russia when it approved Zelensky's statement.
India had cast a historic no vote against a Russian proposal to prevent the president of Ukraine from practically addressing the UNSC. India for the first time voted against Russia during a "procedural vote" at UN Security Council In a procedural vote at the U.N. Security Council on whether to permit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to virtually address the Council during a debate on the Ukrainian situation on August 24, India on Thursday denied that it had voted "against Russia." Russia, which had requested the vote, objected to the Ukrainian President speaking through VTC (Video TeleConferencing) and demanded that he appear in person in New York or permit the Ukrainian Ambassador to speak during the discussion that marked six months of the conflict. India and the other 12 members voted in favour of Mr. Zelensky appearing during the discussion, while China chose to abstain. The vote, according to officials, was not about Russia or Ukraine but rather whether ...