India, Feb. 24 -- India perceives peacekeeping as an effective instrument for maintaining international peace and security and the participation of women in such operations makes them diverse and inclusive, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Monday.

Jaishankar, who was addressing the inaugural session of an India-hosted conference on the theme of "Women peacekeepers from the Global South", said India will continue contributing meaningfully to UN peacekeeping while backing Global South nations in building peacekeeping capacities.

The event has brought together women peacekeepers from 35 countries to explore the evolving role of women in peacekeeping operations and to discuss strategies to enhance their participation. It also ...