India and UN Peacekeeping in Africa: An Assessment

  • Year: 2023
    Ruchita Beri
    She worked at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses from 1991 to 2023 read more
    Volume:16
    Issue:3
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    Over the last seven decades, United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKOs) have helped several countries across the world to move away from the path of conflict. Africa has been a significant region for deployment of the United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, often known as ‘the blue helmets’. Out of the 12 ongoing UNPKOs, six are located in Africa.1 They include Western Sahara (MINURSO), Mali (MINUSMA), Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Central African Republic (MINUSCA), South Sudan (UNMISS) and Abyei (UNISFA), a disputed border area between Sudan and South Sudan.

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