BRICS: A New Actor in Global Security

... Africa 61 20 2 120 2 201 China 172 37 1710 1 919 Brazil 11 24 1676 1 711 Russia 38 62 5 105 BRICS countries 1 283 194 12 323 13 800 All countries 12 811 1 899 83 611 98 321 Source : UN India indisputably outnumbers its BRICS partners and is followed by Brazil, with South Africa and China trailing behind. Russia is the unquestionable underachiever, with the numbers of its military and police in the UN missions on a clear downward spiral. Фото: saynotoviolence.org Indian peacekeepers in Liberia In fact, India is the third largest global provider of contingents for peacemaking. As of December 31, 2011 , most came from Pakistan (8 285) and Bangladesh (7 941). From 2004 to 2012, the number of Indian Blue Helmets in UN operations ...