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• However, India is not a permanent member of the UN. The five permanent
members are China, Russia, France, UK, and the US. These big five or
permanent five have veto powers which India does not have.

Role of India in United Nations

• India participates in discussions of national and international importance. It
takes part in various conferences and declarations.
• In 2014, UN peacekeeping missions India was the third largest troop
contributor. 7860 people were deployed from India. These figures are just for
one mission. More than 2 lac troops have been contributed by India for various
missions of the UN.
• In a fight against colonialism, India played an active role in the Non-Aligned
Movement
• India raised the issue of Apartheid and racial discrimination in the UN and
fought against these issues.
• India has always supported the principals and purposes of the United Nations.
Despite having nuclear weapons, India supported the United Nations call for
nuclear disarmament.
• India has been an active contributor of funds to the UN.
• India assisted in estimating ODA (Official development assistance) figures for
the United Nations.
• India is also training the peacekeepers of 85 countries.
• India has proudly been the first country to send women officers for
peacekeeping operations
• India also drafted a Comprehensive Convention on International terrorism so
as to deal with the problems of terrorism.
• Indian armed forces have been deployed during the Korean war and
peacekeeping operations in Congo, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia etc.

• More than a hundred soldiers have given up their lives for the UN
peacekeeping duty.

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