Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning concluded his five-day visit to the US, which witnessed a series of meetings, United Nations General Assembly address and a series of public events, including the townhall at Facebook headquarters.
Before leaving for India from New York, the Prime Minister tweeted that his US visit “demonstrates the extraordinary depth and diversity of our relationship”, asserting that “a lot of ground has been covered in these few days”.
The PM tweeted “My USA visit demonstrates the extraordinary depth and diversity of our relationship. A lot of ground has been covered in these few days.”
He further tweeted “I got the opportunity to attend a wide spread of programmes, each of which generated many positive outcomes that will benefit India.” “My gratitude to the American people for the very warm welcome & the hospitality wherever my delegation & I went.”
In the last leg of his visit, the Prime Minister batted for a permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying nations that contribute to peacekeeping do not get adequate representation.
Addressing the Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping hosted by US President Barack Obama here, he said India remains committed to the peacekeeping efforts and announced contribution of one additional battalion of Indian troops comprising 850 soldiers, three police units and higher representation of women peacekeepers to such missions.
“Success of peacekeeping ultimately depends not on the weapons they (soldiers) carry but by the moral force of the UNSC,” he told the gathering including Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and leaders from a large number of other countries.
“The problems arise to a large extent because troop contributing countries do not have a role in decision-making process,” he added.
India is one of the largest contributors to the peacekeeping having provided 180000 soldiers to 48 of the 69 such missions.
