India’s Contribution towards Technological Development of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations The Second World War created many apprehensions as the world had not witnessed catastrophe of that scale before. It raised many concerns for global peace, and led to the creation of United Nations (UN) primarily to prevent the world from the scourge of the Third World War. The UN Charter mandates the creation of a peacekeeping force for securing and creating conditions for lasting peace within the states and between the states. Since then, we have witnessed many ups and downs in the global order. There have been times when somehow war of a global scale was prevented. Rajeev Yadav | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Peacekeeping Operations by United Nations in Partnership with a Sub-regional Organisation: Experiment in Liberia 1993–98 Liberia has witnessed intense internal strife, conflicts and total breakdown of law and order in the past. A West African organisation, ECOWAS and United Nations operated together in Liberia to obtain a peaceful settlement. It was the first UN peacekeeping mission undertaken in collaboration with a peacekeeping operation already being undertaken by a regional grouping. Though there are obvious advantages of regional groupings taking such initiatives there are numerous nuances which emerge when such organisations operate together. Mandip Singh | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Bangladeshi Women in UN Peacekeeping: A Case Study The United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPK) have been evolving continuously and Bangladesh as a country has been playing an important role in it. The country wants to remain a dominant contributor to UNPK even in future as the participation brings several advantages in military, diplomatic, economic and social arena. Meanwhile, it has also been realised that to make the UNPK more effective, women have to play an important role as there are certain functions which women can perform better. Anand Kumar | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Conduct and Discipline in United Nations Peace Operations and India’s Perspective The United Nations Charter requires that all UN personnel mustmaintain the highest standards of integrity and conduct. The UN is committed to ensuring that all its personnel deployed globally serve with professionalism, courtesy and dignity. Allegations of Misconduct as well as Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by peacekeepers from various nations have often tarnished the image of the mission they represent and UN in general. V. Vidyashankar | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis and Rise of Left Politics: Implications for India Though the Janatha aragalaya (people’s struggle) against the Rajapaksas was spontaneous, the role of the Left organisations in galvanising this into a movement that ousted the Rajapaksa family is an important landmark in Left politics. Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 21, 2022 | Issue Brief
Political Uncertainty in Sri Lanka: No End in Sight Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation is unlikely to bring the desired political outcome and the much-needed economic relief to the people of Sri Lanka. Gulbin Sultana | July 21, 2022 | Issue Brief
UN Peacekeeping in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2003–2010 Air power has played a critical role in counter-insurgency and irregular warfare across the world. India’s own rich experience is full of documented roles of air power in such campaigns. This article documents the unique experience of Indian air power in ‘robust’ peacekeeping under the Rajesh Isser | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
UN Peacekeeping and Ambiguity in Normative UN Norms When UN peacekeeping missions get deployed, adherence to the UN norms helps the missions get legitimacy, earn credibility, and find better acceptance in society. The UN norms namely the three principles of peacekeeping, which were conceptualised in 1958 have further evolved with different interpretations making the norms ambiguous impacting the performance of the UN peacekeeping operations. A.K. Bardalai | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Turkmenistan’s Neutrality-Based Foreign Policy: Issues and Challenges The fluid geopolitical situation arising out of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine has added to the challenges of Turkmenistan’s leadership in implementing their stated neutrality-based foreign policy doctrine. Jason Wahlang | July 20, 2022 | Issue Brief
Iran’s Central Asia Policy Gains Momentum amid Russia–Ukraine War Iran has seen a sudden rise in its importance as a transit and transport hub connecting China and Central Asia to Europe, and also Russia with India. Deepika Saraswat | July 19, 2022 | Issue Brief
