India's Dalveer Bhandari wins ICJ election: What it means, why it matters

One British paper described the UK's decision to withdraw as 'a humiliating blow to British international prestige', adding that the move reflected the country's acceptance of a 'diminished status'

"An acrimonious competition", said British paper The Guardian while describing the race between India and the United Kingdom (UK) for the 15th and final place on the Bench of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which was won by the former's candidate, Dalveer Bhandari, after the UK withdrew its candidate from the election. 

As reported earlier, Bhandari received 183-193 votes in the United Nations General Assembly and secured all the 15 votes in the Security Council after separate and simultaneous elections were held at the UN headquarters in New York. India's victory came after Britain's Permanent Representative to