UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that India has shown a strong commitment to multilateralism through its engagement in peacekeeping.<br/><br/>At a reception hosted by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN on International Day of UN Peacekeepers yesterday, Mr Guterres noted that India is the second-largest troop contributor to peacekeeping missions.<br/><br/>It currently deploys over 7,600 military and police personnel to UN peace operations in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, the Middle East, South Sudan, Sudan and the Western Sahara.<br/><br/>The UN chief said it an amazing contribution India has given to world peace. He said, India has shown its strong commitment to multilateralism exactly by its engagement in peacekeeping. <br/><br/>Mr Guterres also honoured the memory of the 163 Indian peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty under the UN Flag.<br/><br/>Two Indian peacekeepers, Rifleman Brijesh Thapa who served with the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Private Ravi Kumar who was deployed with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) posthumously received the Dag Hammarskj'ld Medal this year.