India says highly unlikely that UN peace forces will be deployed in Ukraine, Gaza
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A Palestinian woman carries belongings as she walks amid debris at a United Nations school where displaced people were taking shelter, after it was hit in overnight Israeli strikes, amid an Israeli military operation, at Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj
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NEW DELHI - It is highly unlikely that UN peacekeeping forces will be deployed in Ukraine or Gaza given the composition of the United Nations Security Council, a senior Indian defence ministry official said on Wednesday.
The official, Vishwesh Negi, was speaking at a press conference of the conclave of army chiefs of United Nations troop contributing countries in New Delhi.
He was replying to questions about the possibility of deployment of UN peacekeepers in Ukraine and Gaza.
India is among the largest contributors of troops and police to UN peacekeeping missions and is considered a prominent player in the functioning of UN peacekeeping forces. REUTERS
