While French troops had left the military-run country last year, the last U.S. troops are also expected to imminently depart the country, with Russian troops already on site to take their place after creating a presence in Mali and Burkina Faso, also taken over by the military.
India will focus on the issue of UN peacekeeping during its UN Security Council presidency for the month of August, Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the UN has said.
Bangladesh claims over 450 nautical miles from its coastline in the Bay of Bengal. The country has long-standing problems with India and Myanmar on the issue of ‘starting point to mark its marine boundary.
Three Indian peacekeepers were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo after their camp at Kirumba was attacked by what the Indian Army considers to be probably members of a Mayi Mayi armed group at 0150 hours local time on Wednesday.
Gripen points out that all other fighters are manufactured by the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council.
