Air Power in UN Peacekeeping Air power has made its presence felt ever since the Wright Flyer took to the air in 1903. The air domain, over the years and in all conflicts, has established... Manmohan Bahadur | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Regulating the Use of Force by United Nations Peace Support Operations: Balancing Promises and Outcomes by Charuka Ekanayake The United Nations Peace Support Operations (PSOs), originally envisaged for simple missions like monitoring ceasefires and facilitating negotiations during international armed conflicts, underwent a massive transformation after the end of... R. Vignesh | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
War and Peace: Chinese Blue Helmets for National Interests?: South Sudan as a Case Study The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was accepted into United Nations (UN) on 25 June 1971, replacing the nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, who fled to the island of Taiwan... G. Praveen | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
An Analysis of the Future of United Nations Peacekeeping and India’s Continued Participation As it evolved over the years, UN peacekeeping became an extraordinary art that called for the use of the military personnel not to wage war but to prevent fighting between... Satish Nambiar | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
UN Peacekeeping Operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lessons Learnt and the Future of UN Peacekeeping The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has seen conflict and violence ever since its independence, for varied reasons. The main causes are its abundant and ill-managed natural resources, lack... Chander Prakash | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
US Tech Sanctions on China China’s technology sector has faced challenges due to sanctions imposed by the United States. Halima Z. Ansari | July 13, 2022 | Issue Brief
An Experience in Military Leadership as a Sector Commander in UN Mission in South Sudan South Sudan gained its independence on 9 July 2011, after an overwhelming referendum held in January 2011 and became the youngest country of the world. Karanbir Singh Brar | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
An Appraisal of the UN and Its Peacekeeping Structure Thanks to the Director General, MP-IDSA Amb. Chinoy, Col. Pillay, Dr Ruchita Beri and their team for providing the opportunity to share my views from an Indian viewpoint on the... Mono Bhagat | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
India and the United Nations: Past and Future The subject of today’s discussion is peacekeeping but you have asked me to speak on a much broader plane about the past and future of the United Nations. Last year... Vijay Nambiar | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Peacekeeping in Lebanon: Reminiscences of the First Indian Battalion Group Commander This couplet from an old Iranian poem, inscribed at the entrance gate of United Nations (UN) Headquarters (HQ), conveys a message signifying the purpose of the UN. The principal aim... Guru Saday Batabyal | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies