New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- India has called for making the selection of peacekeepers for UN operations more stringent, emphasising professional competence in order to make the operations more effective.
"India believes that even while broad participation in peacekeeping is important to enhance global solidarity, there can be no substitute for professional competence of those engaged in all aspects of this global enterprise," India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin told a high-level meeting here on Friday on improving peacekeeping operations.
India, which has historically contributed the most number of troops to UN peacekeeping operations, was one of the sponsors of the event along with the United States and four other countries.
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