Mahalaxmi Ramanathan
Mahalaxmi Ramanathan

@MahalaxmiRaman

4 Tweets Feb 24, 2024
#India Cuts #UN Funding; Expert Calls To End #PeacekeepingMissions Until #UNSC Permanent Membership
Interim budget for 2024-25 presented to Parliament, #Indiaโ€™s FM #NirmalaSitharaman slashed funding for InternationalBodies, including #UN, by 35.16 percent
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#India 200,000 personnel to #UN Peacekeeping- last 70 years, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ is third-highest Troop contributor to #UN peacekeeping efforts globally, 6,073 Personnel. #Nepal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตwith 6,247 personnel, & #Bangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ with 6,197 troopers, are contributing more numbers 2/4 โฌ‡๏ธ
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#Indiaโ€™s personnel contribution is just about 10 percent of the total 66,839 peacekeepers under the #UN, yet it is miles ahead of all other #P5 Nationsโ€™ contributions.
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#Indian forces have served in 49 of the 71 #PeacekeepingMissions established by the #UN worldwide since 1948. Currently, most #Indian peacekeepers are in the Democratic Republic of #Congo & South #Sudan ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ according to the #UN 4/4 ๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•Š ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒŽ

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