NEW DELHI: India has not invited Pakistan and China to a conclave of Army chiefs of UN troop-contributing nations right here from October 14 to 16, at the same time as officers reiterated New Delhi’s policy of not deploying troops to international battle zones like Ukraine or Gaza except explicitly mandated by the UNSC and below the UN flag.Army deputy chief (IS&T) Lt-Gen Rakesh Kapoor stated the meet, with senior navy leaders from over 30 nations, will foster cooperation and “a stable international order.”Asked about attainable deployments, defence ministry joint secy Vishwesh Negi stated such a transfer is “unlikely” given UNSC dynamics. Kapoor added, “India deploys troops overseas only under UN flag.”India has been one of many largest contributors of troops for UN peacekeeping operations world wide since Nineteen Fifties. “In 75 years, India has contributed over 2.9 lakh peacekeepers spread across 50 UN missions…182 peacekeepers have made the supreme sacrifice,” Lt-Gen Kapoor stated.
