Highlights Mathur explained, "India has and continues to assist countries bilaterally in post-conflict situations by providing substantial grants and soft loans" "..for countries emerging out of conflict situations in Africa, our focused training in areas of electoral administration, good governance, etc. has been deeply valued by these countries" he added New Delhi: India has highlighted how it "prioritizes institution-building" as part of its global peace-building efforts, and these efforts are focused on "extensive development partnership with developing countries" in Asia and Africa. Speaking at United Nations General Assembly, Indian diplomat Pratik Mathur said, "As a democracy, we are conscious of the need to prioritize institution building, in particular, governance structures to strengthen institutional capacity and the rule of law, taking into account the views of the host government" and "consequently, these need to be the building blocks on which peace-building should rest."