Emerging Challenges in UN Peacekeeping Operations : An Indo-Japanese Dialogue

Contents: Preface. Introduction.1. Challenges facing UN peacekeeping operations today. 2. The Brahimi report in today\'s perspective. 3. Participation of civilian and civil society organizations in peace operations. 4. Implications and implementation of the Brahimi report. 5. Challenges facing UN peacekeeping operations: an Indian perspective. 6. Challenges facing UN peacekeeping operations: a Japanese perspective. 7. International intervention and state sovereignty: an Indian view. 8. International intervention and state sovereignty: a Japanese view. 9. The responsibility to protect. 10. Responsibility to rebuild: challenges of post-conflict assistance. 11. UN peace operations: recommendations of the UN high level panel. 12. Preparing and training national forces for UNPKO deployment. 13. UN peacekeeping in Siera Leone: a case study. 14. Role of the Indian Army in UN peacekeeping operations. 15. Indo-Japan cooperation in peacekeeping: comments.

"This book lies at the intersection between United Nations peacekeeping operations and India-Japan relations. While India has been at the forefront of UNPKO since its beginning, Japan due to its unique recent history and pacifist constitution is a more recent, hesitant and tentative contributor to overseas peaceful military operations. Instead, Japan is the second largest contributor to the UN\'s regular and peacekeeping budgets and has provided some senior civilian representatives to specific peacekeeping operations. Both nations thus have a wealth of experience to exchange and share. This unique book is an attempt precisely at this even though this cooperation must remain situated within the broader context of their bilateral relationship.

The participation of some of the most experienced practitioners from both countries in international peacekeeping operations lends this book its particular distinction and must be read with all the seriousness that his issue deserves." (jacket)