India, Oct. 24 -- Modern warfare is increasingly multi-faceted and borderless and conflicts today involve a mix of state forces, non-state militias and terrorist groups, leading to "unprecedented complexities" for peacekeeping operations, a top Indian military official said on Thursday.
In a keynote address delivered at an event here, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit also said there was a need to examine how peacekeeping and the international humanitarian law must adapt to modern realities.
"We stand at a defining inflection point in global geopolitics. The structure of international peace and security is undergoing profound change. The post-World War II order, which was grounded in collective responsibi...