Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday highlighted the country’s longstanding contributions to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions, saying they reflect India’s civilisational ethos of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbukam” — the world is one family.

Speaking at the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries (UN TCC) Chiefs’ Conclave 2025 in New Delhi, Dwivedi said India’s participation in peacekeeping also embodies the principle of “Vishwa Bandhu” — India as a friend to all.

“Today, this conference builds on that same spirit, as we welcome the leadership of 32 troop-contributing nations, who together provide nearly two-thirds of all peacekeepers deployed worldwide,” he said.

Dwivedi highlighted that India has contributed around 300,000 personnel across 51 UN missions out of 71 total miss

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