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Topic: National War Memorial

Investiture ceremony of 51 air warriors held at National War Memorial complex

ThePrint Team -
This was the first time that the Investiture Ceremony was held in the NWM complex.

A walk around National War Memorial to read 8 stories of heroism on 51st anniversary of 1971 war

Suchet Vir Singh -
ThePrint walks around the National War Memorial at India Gate in New Delhi & looks back at the stories of those who sacrificed their lives in the war and were awarded top gallantry medals.

Don’t make distinction between India’s fallen heroes. Find a fitting way to pay tribute

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The entire stretch from the India Gate to the National War Memorial must be dedicated to recognise our fallen soldiers as the Amar Jawan Park.

Liberals mourning India Gate flame must also recall some dark aspects of the colonial Army

Praveen Swami -
The moving of the flame seems, to some, as part of an ongoing extinguishing of the Indian Army’s heritage of secularism, decency and righteousness.

Rajyavardhan Rathore takes pride in great-granddad’s legacy from WWI amid ‘mercenary’ row

Samyak Pandey -
Rathore’s comment comes as ex-Servicemen argue over use of ‘mercenary’ for British Indian Army soldiers, after Amar Jawan Jyoti was merged with National War Memorial flame.

Amar Jawan Jyoti was lit after 1971 war. India Gate’s ‘colonial past’ is why it’s getting ‘merged’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Flame at India Gate was lit in Jan 1972 by Indira Gandhi to commemorate 1971 war. Now, it's getting 'merged' with the one at National War Memorial, which was drawn from it.

IAF corrects ‘mistake’, puts up Sqn Ldr Ravi Khanna’s name at War Memorial

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Ravi Khanna was one of 4 IAF personnel shot dead in Kashmir in 1990, allegedly by a group led by Yasin Malik. The others’ names were already up on the memorial.

I met Manohar Parrikar last month & saluted him on behalf of soldiers whose lives he touched

Rajeev Chandrasekhar -
Manohar Parrikar directly interacted with armed forces' veterans and their families to listen to their problems and suggestions.

Are you looking for someone you lost, Ma’am? They asked my mother at National War Memorial

Namrata Yadav -
Even though India has fought a number of wars, there was no unified memorial for its fallen soldiers, apart from India Gate and Amar Jawan Jyoti.

PM Narendra Modi set to inaugurate National War Memorial, a nation’s ode to fallen soldiers

Manisha Mondal -
There is no entry fee for the National War Memorial, which is meant to honour the thousands of soldiers who’ve died in the line of duty.
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Vrinda Tulsian -
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Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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National Interest

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India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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