Whose Peace? Which Security?:Decolonizing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in India

Twenty-five years after the adoption of the United Nations (UN) Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, India continues to present itself as a committed advocate abroad while maintaining silence at home. The image of women in peacekeeping uniforms serves as proof of progress, even as women in India’s conflict affected Kashmir, Manipur, and Chhattisgarh confront militarization, displacement, and loss. Their daily acts of care, resistance, and survival show that India’s engagement with WPS remains merely symbolic and outward looking, while real peacebuilding unfolds far from the state’s gaze.