News
Indian soldiers told to stop using UN’s blue helmets
india un
The United Nations has asked Indian forces confronting separatist protests in Kashmir to stop wearing the distinctive blue helmets of the UN peacekeeping force.
About 300 members of the Rapid Action Force have been in Indian-controlled Kashmir since last week to help quell nearly two months of civil unrest that has reportedly killed more than 50 protesters and bystanders.
Dozens of members of the force have used UN-marked blue helmets and shields in the streets of Srinagar, the region’s main city.
An officer at the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Indian authorities “have promised to solve this situation”.
Indian forces have previously taken part in UN peackeeping duties overseas.