5 Largest Troop Contributors to UN Peacekeeping

3. India

Personnel Deployed: 6,097

India is the third largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping missions. The country boasts the second largest standing military in the world after China, and currently has more than 6,000 of its personnel deployed in various parts of the world. To date, more than 200,000 Indians have served in 49 UN Peacekeeping Missions, which speaks of India’s commitment to global peace. 143 Indian troops have lost their lives so far in peacekeeping missions, mainly in Africa.