01181nam a22001457a 4500 518512 518512 210928b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Isser, Rajesh 29581 UN peacekeeping in democratic republic of the Congo, 2003–2010: An operational perspective for air power employment Journal of Defiance Studies 15(2), Apr-Jun, 2021: p.5-32 Air power has played a critical role in counter-insurgency and irregular warfare across the world. India’s own rich experience is full of documented roles of air power in such campaigns. This article documents the unique experience of Indian air power in ‘robust’ peacekeeping under the United Nations (UN) flag in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2003– 2010. A modelling is attempted to understand doctrinal and conceptual issues of this experience. Lessons are gleaned to improve air power’s effectiveness in such less-than-war situations. This is an imperative in light of the increasing importance of protection of civilians during conflicts. – Reproduced Journal of Defiance Studies UNITED NATIONS - PEACEKEEPING FORCES AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 392581 IIPA IIPA 2021-09-28 15(2), Apr-Jun, 2021: p.5-32 AR125646 2021-09-28 AR