In December last year, Centre had said it was government policy to not raise any new regiment on class, community, religion, region lines after Independence.
In the battle of Bum La and Nuranag of 1962, the regiment played a crucial role in the fight against the Chinese. The regiment also participated in World War I and II.
Generals on both sides of the border recount how inability to take revenge brings collective shame. And shame is not something a soldier can live with.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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