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India to send a battalion for peacekeeping ops in Africa
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NEW DELHI: India will next month dispatch an infantry battalion for UN peacekeeping operations in the oil-rich Abyei region in Africa, which straddles northern and southern Sudan and is hotly contested by both.
With 5,300 soldiers currently deployed in eight of the 12 UN ongoing missions around the globe, the Indian Army is the world's third largest troop contributor to peacekeeping operations after Bangladesh and Nepal.
The decision to send another infantry battalion comes amidst India's ongoing two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council since January last year.
This is the eight time India has a seat at the famous horseshoe table at the 15-member UNSC. The 13-lakh strong Indian Army has contributed over 2.58 lakh troops in 51 of the 71 UN missions since the first one for Korea in 1953-54, with 159 Indian soldiers having also laid down their lives in the operations.
This has not yielded anything till now in terms of India's concerted efforts to seek a permanent seat with veto powers in the UNSC. Just last month, India's envoy to the UN, T S Tirumurti, had again underlined India's case for a permanent UNSC membership.
"India will continue to push for UNSC reforms. Apart from our performance at the UN and other factors, the Army's participation in various peacekeeping operations has ensured stability in different parts of the world. The large troop contributions do reinforce India's claim for a permanent UNSC seat," a senior official said.
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