In the recent conflict in Lebanon, involving Isreal and Hezbollah, as the author had pointed out, the efforts of certain nations to delay the ceasefire, made a mockery of the UN, as a World Organization.
It is believed that India has been kept out of the arrangements with regard to the post-ceasefire related peacekeeping operations, though India has been a significant contributor in the UNIFIL.
India has been maintaining cordial relations with both Isreal and the Middle-East nations. India should translate this relationship into diplomatic terms, and maintain a independent foreign policy by diplomatically engaging with individual nations.
