The Indian community in the US celebrated India's 69th Independence day by unfurling the national flag and organising cultural events.

The context of the conflicts in which UN peacekeepers are deployed today is radically different from the past, he said.

"Any lack of action by member states to penalize those who attack UN peacekeepers reflects poorly on the Security Council.

India's new Permanent Representative to the UN Mukerji said the last expansion of the Council saw a "modest" change in membership from 11 t...