India Calls for Better-Resourced UN Peacekeeping Missions, Cites 300,000 Troop Deployments
India called for accountability for attacks on peacekeepers and cited its deployment of more than 300,000 troops across 50 missions.
- On Thursday, Military Advisor Colonel Tarunendra Pratap Singh called for "better-resourced, better-protected" and "more representative" United Nations peacekeeping operations, highlighting India's deployment of over 300,000 troops across 50 missions.
- Singh emphasized India's commitment spans seven decades of operational engagement; 184 Indian peacekeepers have made the "supreme sacrifice" as Blue Helmets, driving India's advocacy for accountability under UN Security Council Resolution 2589.
- India deployed 160 women peacekeepers across missions and advocated that troop-contributing countries must have a "structured voice" in shaping mandates to prevent operations from suffering insufficient resources.
- Singh warned against expecting peacekeepers to do more with insufficient resources, stating that missions sustained on "political life support" drain resources and undermine the credibility of peacekeeping operations.
- New Delhi has identified peacekeeping as a priority for its candidacy for the UN Security Council term 2028-29, reaffirming commitment to an architecture that is better resourced and more representative.
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India has called for "better-resourced, better-protected" and "more representative" United Nations peacekeeping operations, highlighting its contribution of over 300,000 troops across 50 missions and the supreme sacrifice made by 184 Indian peacekeepers while serving under the UN flag. Addressing the annual debate on the comprehensive review of the entire question of peacekeeping operations, India's Military Advisor Colonel Tarunendra Pratap Sin…
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Highlighting India's contribution, he added, "India has deployed more than 300,000 troops across 50 missions, which makes us the largest troop contributor till date. Unfortunately, 184 Indian peacekeepers have made the supreme sacrifice since then, in their duty as Blue Helmets."
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India calls for better-resourced, protected UN peacekeeping missions, cites 300,000 troop deployments
Highlighting India's contribution, he added, "India has deployed more than 300,000 troops across 50 missions, which makes us the largest troop contributor till date. Unfortunately, 184 Indian peacekeepers have made the supreme sacrifice since then, in their duty as Blue Helmets."
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UN Peace Missions: India has demanded that United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions be made safer and provided with better facilities. India says that peacekeepers should receive adequate resources and security. Furthermore, different countries of the world should receive appropriate representation in these missions, according to their respective roles. India's military advisor, Colonel Tarunendra Pratap Singh, stated this at the annual meeting…
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