Guwahati, Nov. 15 -- India has voted against a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on countries to establish a moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the death penalty.

The resolution, titled Moratorium on the use of the death penalty, was introduced by Mexico and adopted by the 193-member UNGA through a recorded vote on Friday.

A total of 133 countries voted in favour of the resolution, while 33 opposed it and 16 abstained.

India was among the countries voting against the measure, alongside Bahrain, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United States.

The resolution expressed deep concern over the continued use of capital punishment and reaffi...