Examine the contributions and strategic significance of India’s armed forces in United Nations peacekeeping operations across different global conflict zones.

India’s Armed Forces in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Contributions and Strategic Significance Introduction India’s participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKOs) constitutes a foundational element of its postcolonial foreign policy ethos and its commitment to multilateralism. Since its first involvement in 1950 in Korea, India has been one of the largest and most consistent troop-contributing … Continue reading Examine the contributions and strategic significance of India’s armed forces in United Nations peacekeeping operations across different global conflict zones.

To what extent do the institutional frameworks of Collective Security and Collective Defence—such as the United Nations Security Council and military alliances like NATO—serve not merely as instruments for maintaining global peace and order, but also as mechanisms for entrenching the strategic interests and hegemonic dominance of major powers within the international system?

Collective Security and Collective Defence: Mechanisms of Peace or Instruments of Power? The foundational ideals of collective security and collective defence occupy a central position in the architecture of international peace and security. While the former is premised on the universal responsibility of states to deter aggression through institutions like the United Nations Security Council … Continue reading To what extent do the institutional frameworks of Collective Security and Collective Defence—such as the United Nations Security Council and military alliances like NATO—serve not merely as instruments for maintaining global peace and order, but also as mechanisms for entrenching the strategic interests and hegemonic dominance of major powers within the international system?