Amazing Facts About The Indian Army

Indian Army: What are some of the amazing
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 India controls the highest battlefield in the world, the Siachen glacier, at 5000 metres
above Mean Sea Level (MSL).
 India has the biggest "volunteer" army in the world.
 Indian soldiers are considered among the very best in high altitude and mountain warfare.
 India covertly tested its nuclear arsenal in the early 1970s and late 1990s without the CIA
even knowing what was happening.
 Unlike other government organisations and institutions in India, there are no provisions
for reservations based on caste or religion.
 In the Battle of Longewala, on which the famous Bollywood movie “Border” is based,
there were only two casualties on the Indian side.
The Battle of Longewala was fought in December 1971 between India and Pakistan, in
which just 120 Indian Soldiers with 1 jeep mounted M40 recoilless rifle held the fort
against 2000 Pakistani soldiers backed by 45 tanks and 1 mobile infantry brigade. Despite
being so heavily out-numbered, the Indian soldiers held their ground throughout the night
and with the help of the Air Force, were able to completely rout the aggressors.
 Operation Rahat (2013) was one of the biggest civilian rescue operations ever carried out
in the world.
 The Ezhimala Naval Academy in Kerala is the largest of its kind in Asia.
 The Indian army has a horsed cavalry regiment. It is one of the last three remaining of
such regiments in the world.
 The Indian Air Force has an out-station base in Tajikistan and is seeking another in
Afghanistan.
 The Indian Army built the highest bridge in the world.
The Bailey Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley
between Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian
Army in August 1982.
 The Military Engineering Services (MES) is one of the biggest construction agencies in
India.
 The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 ended with the surrender of about 93,000 combatants and
officials of the Pakistani Army.
This is the largest number of POWs taken into custody since World War II. The war
resulted in the creation of the independent nation of Bangladesh.
 Indian Army is the third biggest military contingent in the World next to USA and China.
 India's indigenous nuclear-capable ICBM (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile) AGNI-V
puts India into the Elite Club consisting of USA, China, France and Russia.
 The famous missile series AGNI's first missile AGNI-I failed in its first two tests and was
made fun of by other countries like USA, UK, Pakistan, etc.
It was successful in the third try but USA claimed that the project head A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam (who happened to have visited Long Island, USA for some other work) had learnt
the technology from their missiles. Now AGNI is one of the best missile series in the
world.
 Agni and Prithvi both are nuclear-capable ballistic missiles and are among the most
accurate in the world in their respective categories. Prithvi will always hit within 50m of
its target coordinates, thus making it devastating with even smaller payloads (explosives).
 India claims AGNI-V to have a reach of 5,000 kms, while Chinese and Australian
delegates and experts suspect to have a range of 8,000 kms, and that India is hiding these
facts just to avoid any concern from foreign countries.
 AGNI-VI (under development) will have a range of 10000 kms., which would give India
the power to strike any part of the world barring South America and very limited regions
of North America.
 India is also alleged to be secretly developing Surya series missiles based on ISRO's
PSLV model. Surya-I and Surya-II will have ranges around 10,000 and 20,000 Kms.
 India's cruise missile, NIRBHAYA (under testing), is a nuclear-warhead missile which,
when blasted, takes the form of a plane and when the target is in range, attacks with a
random procedure thus eliminating the probability of it being stopped by any anti-missile
system as its own process is not defined to begin with. In other words, unstoppable.
In the hilly terrains, it gives an advantage as the missile goes from the side of the
mountains and attacks the target from the rear side.
 The missile BrahMos-2 (under development) - built in collaboration with Russia
(Brahmaputra+Moskva) - is the fastest hypersonic missile in the world travelling at a
speed of Mach-7 (7 times the speed of sound in air).
 BrahMos-I is already devloped with 13 variants (e.g., air-to-ground, ground-to-ground,
ground-to-sea, sea-to-sea, etc.). It is already in service of the Army, Navy, and Air force.
It is a one of its kind because generally cruise missiles are sea-to-sea or sea-to-land.
 India's INS-Vikrant (bought from UK) was the first aircraft carrier of India.
 The HMS Harriers (air planes on INS-VIRAAT) are one of its kind which has the ability
of vertical landing and take-off.
 India's INS-ARIHANT is the first indigenous (built completely in India, by India)
nuclear-powered submarine of India. It has a capability to shoot missiles with nuclear
war-heads even after being at a depth of half-kilometre below sea-level.
 The Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Dassault Mirage 2000, and MiG-29 serve in the Indian Air Force
and are also seen as a means to deliver nuclear weapons.
 In addition India maintains SEPECAT Jaguar and MiG-27M which can be used to drop
gravity bombs.
 Shown below is the mid-air refuelling of two Mirage 2000 aircraft.
 The next-in-line for indigenous aircraft of India is HAL-Tejas.
It integrates technologies such as relaxed static stability, fly-by-wire flight control
system, multi-mode radar, integrated digital avionics system, composite material
structures, and a flat rated engine.
It is a tailless, compound delta-wing design powered by a single engine.
 India is also developing a fifth generation stealth air superiority plane; that is, it will not
be seen on radar giving it an absolute advantage in BVR (Beyond Visual Range) fights,
and bombing deep in to enemy territory.
 No fauji (armed forces) mess, anywhere, for jawans (soldiers) or officers will ever serve
you non-vegetarian food on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as a mark of respect to Lord
Hanuman and Pir baba, respectively. There is also a mandatory mandir ("temple",
literally; "prayer", in a practical sense) parade held in all units of the Indian army on
weekly basis, where the entire unit assembles, families included, to pray to their
respective deities for the well being of everyone in the regiment.
 Whenever there is an accident involving a para-trooper, or a heptr, it is SOP (Standard
Operating Procedure) to have a battalion strength back up in air for another exercise
within 24 hrs of the accident, as a morale boosting exercise. (this fact is common to many
other armies of the world as well).
 I know most of you already know this, but for those who dont, celebrities like Abhinav
Bhindra, MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, Nana Patekar, Mohanlal, and others have been awarded
honorary ranks as part of the territorial army.
 Indian army officers and officers of the Pakistani Army undertake joint operations for the
UN peace keeping missions. It is often said that outside the squabbling countries, a
Pakistani officer is an Indian officer's best friend as we share a common tongue, as well
as a common taste in music and movies.
 Again a well-known fact, some Gurkha regiments, were so brilliant in their endeavors ,
that the Queen of England decided to take them along with her to England when India
and Pakistan were granted Independence in the August of 1947.Gurkha Infantry is still a
part of British Army.
 An officer, or any other rank, of any of the Special Forces Para Battalions of the Indian
Army is probably the closest one will ever come to meeting Superman in real life. The
training these men undergo in their probation is the stuff of legends.
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The scope of this question is such that it will take days to write about the facts related to Indian
Army. It is really difficult to select some and put it in an answer. Still I have put a few:
FORMATION:
1. Indian Army had its inception in 1776 under the government of East India Company at
Kolkata.
2. Upon independence and subsequent partition of India, four of the 10 Gurkha regiments were
transferred to the British Army. The rest of the British Indian Army was divided between the
newly created nations of Republic of India and Republic of Pakistan.
3. Assam Rifles, formed in 1835, is the oldest paramilitary force in India.
4. Indian army has a horsed cavalry regiment namely, 61st Cavalry Regiment. It is among one of
the last 3 such regiments in the world. The other two are Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
and the 11th Cavalry Regiment of the Moscow Military District.
WARS
5. Battle of Longewala was fought in December 1971 between India and Pakistan, in which just
120 Indian Soldiers with 1 jeep mounted M40 recoil-less rifle held the fort against 2000
Pakistani soldiers backed by 45 tanks and 1 mobile infantry brigade. Indian soldiers held their
grounds the whole night giving the Pakistanis the impression that there were around 500 Indians
soldiers. When the fire was brought from the sky by Indian Air force in the morning, Pakistani
soldiers fled their positions leaving behind 34 tanks.
6. 21 Sikhs bravely fought against a 10000-14000 afghans in the Battle of Saragarhi in 1897. All
21 of them lost their lives, but they fought until their last breath. After they ran out of artillery, a
fierce hand-to-hand battle ensued in which around 800 Afghans were killed.
7. Operation Polo was one of the first wars that the free India fought to avoid the breakup of the
Indian Union. The biggest kingdom in India (Hyderabad) refused to join Indian Union and
wanted to be a separate nation. 35000 Indian soldiers fought 22,000 soldiers of the Hyderabad
Nizam (the then richest person in the world) and 200,000 irregulars. The war ended in just 5 days
with 32 casualties on the Indian side and 3500 on the enemy side (with 4000 prisoners).
Although the numbers were equally matched, the causalities for India vs the loss for Hyderabad
was 1:100.
8. The Portuguese ruled Goa for more than 461 years until 1961. They refused to hand over Goa
to India even after the Indian independence. The locals were resisting the Portuguese, but even
after many diplomatic efforts, Portugal did not alter their stand. in 1961, India with a massive
force outmatched the Portuguese force 10:1 and annexed Goa in just 36 hours.
SERVICES
9. Military Engineer Services is the largest construction agency in the country. In times of war,
MES can provide accessory services such as military roads, water and electricity supply,
drainage, refrigeration, furniture, required by the Army, Navy and Air Force in India like no
other agency.
10. The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley
between Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in
August 1982.
11. Border Roads Organisation staffed from Corps of Engineers of Indian Army has constructed
a large number of roads in once inaccessible areas of the Himalayas, Rajasthan and North East
States thereby significantly contributing to their economic development. BRO stepped in to
restore the Farkhor Air Base in Tajikistan when no private builder came forward to complete the
job.
SOLDIERS
10. Sepoy Kamal Ram of Royal Indian Army was the youngest Indian to receive Victoria Cross
for his valor in WW2 at just the age of 19.
11. Top 10 Brave Soldiers of Indian Army-Top 10 Always
AWARDS
12. The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest
degree of valor or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. It can be, and often has been,
awarded posthumously.
13. The Ashoka Chakra is the peace time equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for
the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valor or self-sacrifice" other than
in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded either to military or civilian personnel
and may be awarded posthumously.
MISCELLANEOUS
14. Indian Army controls the highest battle ground in the world in Siachen (6000+ m). It deploys
around 3000 troops round the year in Siachen at the edge of a glacier in sub-human conditions
and holds a perfect record in all conflicts in that region. Cold kills more soldiers here than
bullets. Indian Government spends a couple of crores every day to maintain its bases in Siachen.
The temperature goes down as low as minus 50 degrees and soldiers only eat de-humidified food
there.
15. Arjun tanks are some of the best quality tanks present today. They are fully computerized and
made in India. Its cover and attack is said to be better than 3rd Generation tanks.
SPECIALITY
16. Indian army has never been biased. It is one of the only government organizations in the
country to recruit without any provisions for reservations based on caste, creed or religion.
Candidates are selected into the army based on merit and their physical fitness.
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Some mind-blowing facts about Indian army :-
 Indian Army is the 3rd biggest military contingent in the World next to USA and China.
 India's indigenous nuclear-capable ICBM(Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile) AGNI-V
puts India into the Elite Club consisting of USA, China, France and Russia.
 The famous missile series AGNI's first missile AGNI I failed in its first two tests and was
made fun off by other countries like USA, UK, Pakistan, etc.
 It was successful in the third try but USA claimed that the project head A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam( who happened to have visited Long Island, USA for some other work) had learnt
the technology from their missiles. Now AGNI is one of the best missile systems in the
world.
 Agni and Prithvi both are Nuclear capable basaltic and are most accurate in the world in
their respective categories. Prithvi will always hit within 50m of target coordinates thus
making it devastating with even smaller payloads(explosives)
 India claims AGNI-V to have a reach of 5,000 kms to which Chinese and Australian
delegates and experts suspect to have a range of 8,000 kms. and that India is hiding these
facts just to avoid any concern from foreign countries.
 AGNI-VI(being built) will have a range of 10000 kms. which would give India the power
to strike in any part of the world barring South America and very small parts of North
America.
 India is also alleged to be secretly devloping Surya class missiles based on ISRO's PSLV
model. Surya I and Surya II will have ranges around 10,000 and 20,000 Kms.
 India's cruise missile (being tested) NIRBHAYA is a cruise nuclear-warhead missile
which when blasted, takes the form of a plane and when the target is in nearby range,
attacks it with a random procedure thus eliminating the probability of it getting stopped
by any anti-missile system as its process is itself not defined. In other words-unstoppable.
 In the hilly terrains, it gives an advantage as the missile goes from the side of the
mountains and attacks the target from the rear side.
 The missile BrahMos-2 (built in collaboration with Russia)(under
development)(Brahmaputra+Moscow) is the fastest hypersonic missile in the world
travelling at a speed of Mach-7 (7 times the speed of sound in air).
 BrahMos I is already devloped with 13 variants (ex air to ground, ground to ground,
ground to sea, sea to sea etc) It is already in service of the Army, Navy and Air force. It is
one of its kind because generally cruise misiles are Sea to Sea or Sea to Land.
Coming to Navy-based missile systems
 India's INS-Vikrant(bought from UK) was the first aircraft carrier of India.
 The HMS Harriers(airplanes on INS VIRAAT) are one of its kind which has the ability
of vertical landing and take-off.
Shown below is INS VIRAAT

 India's statistics for aircraft carriers is like this
Active:
o INS Viraat: Centaur class carrier (ex-HMS Hermes) in service since 1987.
o INS Vikramaditya : Modified Kiev class carrier (ex-Admiral Gorshkov) due in
service October 2013.
Under construction:
o INS Vikrant: 40,000 ton Vikrant class carrier. It is being built at Cochin Shipyard
and is expected to enter service in 2017.
Planned
o INS Vishal: 65,000 ton Vikrant-class carrier. Expected to enter service in 2022.
Retired:
o INS Vikrant : Majestic-class carrier, (ex-HMS Hercules), in service from 1961 to

1997 and currently a museum ship docked at Mumbai.
 The image below shows the countries which currently operates aircraft carriers in blue
and the historic operators in light blue.

India's INS-ARIHANT is the first indeginious(built completely in India, by India)
nuclear powered submarine in India. It has a capability to shoot missiles with nuclear
war-heads even after being at half-a-kilometer beneath the water-level.
Coming to the Air Based Power
 The Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Dassault Mirage 2000, and MiG-29 serve in the Indian Air Force
and are also seen as a means to deliver nuclear weapons.
Shown below is Sukhoi Su-30MKI

 In addition India maintains SEPECAT Jaguar and MiG-27M which can be used to drop
gravity bombs.
 Shown below is the mid-air refueling of two Mirage 2000 aircrafts.
 The new in queue for the indigenous aircraft of India is HAL-Tejas

 It integrates technologies such as relaxed static stability, fly-by-wire flight control
system, multi-mode radar, integrated digital avionics system, composite material
structures, and a flat ratedengine.
 It is a tailless, compound delta-wing design powered by a single engine.
Shown below is HAL Tejas

The entire list of the known missile types possessed by Indian Armed Forces can be
found here
 India is also developing a fiftth generation stealth air superiority plane, that is it will not
be seen on radar giving it an absolute advantage BVR(Beyond Visual Range) fights and
bombing deep in to enemy territory.
 Below is an image of the plane Sukhoi PAK-FA. As of May 2014, trial with weapons
have been done. Will be inducted in the airforce in the coming years.
List of missiles by country


Will update more information later.
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This happened during Kargil War which took place between May and July 1999.
Why did the Kargil War take place?
There were mainly 2 areas of importance - Drass and Kargil. These are roughly 42 kms apart
from each other.
Pakistan had a battle plan to capture Drass and Kargil and once they would've captured these
territories completely, India would negotiate for these and Pakistan would ask for Siachen in
return.
Importance of Siachen Glacier
Now let me shed some light why Siachen is an important ground for Pakistan. There's a highway
which leads from Islamabad to Lhasa (Capital of Tibet) and the southern side of the Siachen
glacier touches the highway. So, if India got the control over that highway, they would easily
destroy the road connection between Pakistan and China and that road way would be of no
importance if India Captured it. India realised this in 1983. According to the Simla Agreement
in 1972, the LOC was defined upto the Siachen Glacier and beyond that the LOC is mentioned
"and as the ridge follows" because it's too much of a rocky mountain range and hence instead of
defining it completely it was mentioned as "and as the ridge follows."
In 1983, the Military Intelligence of India informed the military chiefs that Pakistan is trying to
infiltrate the Siachen Glacier. The military chiefs met with Indira Gandhi. Without hesitating,
Indira ji gave an order to capture the Siachen Glacier. That time, Bana Singh along with 30 men
scaled the glacier, reached the topmost point alive and set up Indian Army's camp. That highest
point at Siachen Glacier is named after him i,e. Bana point.
Bana Singh was awarded Paramveer Chakra for his accomplishment. (Paramveer Chakra is
the highest military award that any military official could receive and he received it while he was
alive.)
First action taken through ground troops.
The first action against Pakistan started in May 1999.

A certain Captain Amit Verma along with 6 soldiers was sent to Reconnaissance i.e survey that
area. He never returned.
In order to find him, Captain Saurabh Kaalia along with 6 soldiers was sent. He never returned. 6
days later, the Pakistani Army sent the corpses of Capt. Saurabh Kaalia and other 6 soldiers as a
"gift" to India.
Their bodies were horribly tortured beyond explanation by the Pakistanis. Capt. Saurabh was
originally from Amritsar, Punjab. His whole family was in the military. When his body was
brought home for cremation, his elder brother said "I'm proud of my brother. My only concern is
that we only 4 brothers. If we were any more, we would have not hesitated to send all of them to
fight for the country."
After the Indian Army won the Tololing Peak, they found the corpse of Captain Amit Verma and
his associates. He was from Pune. When his corpse wrapped in the tiranga was brought back to
Pune, his crying and wailing mother said to the media "Bajpayee jee ko abhi bol do ki ab hamare
zameen ka ek inch bhi Pakistan ko mat do."
Second action taken through aerial troops
Now the Indian army realised that sending ground troops was not useful. So they decided to do
surveillance by air. The first plane that was sent to survey was of Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa.
Exactly above the Tololing Peak, his plane was shot down by Pakistani Anti Aircraft Guns. He
was never found. Next in for surveillance was K. Nachiketa's squadron leader Ajay Ahuja. Even
he got hit and didn't return but after the war was over they found his corpse lying in the snow.
From the corpse it was evident that he didn't die of a bomb hit but was tortured brutally. Ajay
Ahuja had a 26 yr old wife and a 4 yr old child. When his corpse was brought back to Delhi, his
crying 26 yr old wife said was "I'm proud of you Ajay."
Action plan and execution
The Indian Army now sprang into serious action. They realised that neither ground nor air
surveillance had proven fruitful. Now they decided on a battle plan which would be executed in
steps. The first aim was to win the Tololing Peak. A group of soldiers started to scale the peak
during the evening. Every soldier was carrying a weight of almost 40kgs which included the
bulletproof vests, night vision devices, arms and ammunition's. Enemies sat in a bunker at the
top of the peak armed with machine guns that would fire 1500 bullets per minute.
The commanding officer for the Tololing capture was Major Sarvanan and his second in
command was Lieutenant Tomar who was just 23 year old. Just 4 months before he had
completed his NDA training and got directly commissioned at the Kargil war. This was his first
war. After 6 hours of trekking, they reached 100m away from the bunker at 2 am in the night.
The plan was to stealthily crawl 100m towards the bunker and toss hand grenades into them and
kill the enemy. When they reached 10m close to the bunker, the firing started and Major
Sarvanan got killed by the bullet which exactly hit in between his eyes. Now Lieutenant Tomar
who was handling the right flank of the group saw this through his night vision device, but that
23 yr old guy didn't budge. He got hold of Major Sarvanan's radio and told the other troops that
were scaling the mountain that Maj. Sarvanan is dead, i'm his 2IC and we will continue. He
knew that it wasn't possible to attack from the front with these machine guns posted and hence he
attacked from behind the bunkers and destroyed them.
There was another peak between Tiger Hill and Tololing and Capt. Sachin Nimbalkar (aged 23-
24) was given the responsibility to capture it. He started to scale that peak in the evening. He
reached the top at 4am. In those areas, the sun would rise at 4.30am. He had only half an hour.
Once the sun had risen, it would be impossible to fight the enemy and even retreat. He realised
this and did the impossible. Through the radio, he contacted the artillery, gave them the exact co-
ordinates of the bunker and told them to bomb it. Thus they captured this peak. Sachin
Nimbalkar won a veer chakra for this heroic deed.
The Indian Army had Anti Aircraft Guns but didn't have gun locating radar's on them. The Anti
Aircraft Guns have a range of 15-17 kms. When the enemy fires a bomb from the other side, the
radars determine the exact location of the origin of the bomb by measuring various factors such
as the distance, direction and impact of the bomb. The Indian Army soldiers were so skilful that
they could determine the exact location of the origin of the bomb without the help of these gun
locating radars. This was done by sending 3-4 soldiers at an OP (observation point) from where
the enemy base would be clearly seen. Along with their night vision devices and radio sets with
some permutation and combination they would determine the exact co-ordinates of the base and
would send them to the artillery and then the artillery would bomb that base.
Another such incident was that the military intelligence had a news that there was an
ammunition's factory in the Gilgit (It is the Pakistani controlled part of Kashmir) and it had to be
destroyed. A major was geared up and set at an OP with the radio sets. A truck full of 40 rockets
was stationed below. As and when he would give the gradians of the location, the rockets used to
fire. He took 1.5 hours to fire 7 rockets. The 7th rocket exactly hit the target and with no more
delay he fired the next 33 rockets in a matter of 3.5 seconds and destroyed that ammunition's
factory.
After many more such heroic takeovers, India was able to gain control over Kargil and Drass.
Edit 1: Thank you for the suggestion Aarja Chhabra.
Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa was held in captivity by the Pakistani troops and was released a
week later on June 4.
He was later diagnosed with a back problem - a compression fracture - which meant he could
never fly fighters again.
However, after a series of remedial measures and retraining, he has been flying AN-24s since
2004.
He is now a Group captain and has 2 sons (oxygen and ozone *pet names*) and is living happily
in Bathinda.
More details can be found here: Kargil hero Nachiketa bounces back | Latest News & Updates at
Daily News & Analysis
Note: Images only for illustrative purposes.

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India is ranked 4th in the list of global fire power. Only USA, Russia and China are ahead of
India in terms of fire power.
We have a lot of special forces safeguarding our country.

Here are 9 special forces we should be proud of:
1. Marcos:
MARCOS (Marine Commandos), is a special forces unit that was raised by the Indian Navy in
1987 for direct action, special reconnaissance, amphibious warfare and counter-terrorism.
The training of MARCOS is probably the most stringent in the world with the commandos being
tested for physical and mental toughness.
Called as the "Dadiwala fauj", meaning the "bearded army" by terrorists because of their
bearded disguise in civil areas, MARCOS are capable of operations in any kind of terrain, but
specialise primarily in maritime operations.
2. Para Commandos
Formed in 1966, the Para Commandos are part of the highly-trained Parachute Regiment of the
Indian Army and are the largest part of the Special Forces of India. The parachute units of the
Indian Army are among the oldest airborne units in the world.
The main aim of a Parachute Regiment is quick deployment of soldiers behind enemy lines to
attack the enemy from behind and destroy their first line of defence.
This shot of the Indus River in Kargil shows the Tiger Hill in the backdrop. The Para
Commandos played a pivotal role in helping India claim this peak from the Pakistanis during the
1999 Kargil War.
3. Ghatak Force:
True to its name ghatak (which means 'killer' in Hindi), this infantry platoon goes for the kill and
spearheads strikes ahead of a battalion. Every infantry battalion in the Indian Army has one
platoon and only the most physically fit and motivated soldiers make it to the Ghatak Platoon.
The Ghatak soldiers are well-trained, superiorly-armed and equipped to handle situations like
terror strikes, hostage situations and counter insurgency operations.
4. Cobra:
COBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) is a specialised unit of the CRPF (Central
Reserve Police Force) that was formed to counter Naxalism in India. It's one of the few Indian
special forces, that's exclusively trained in guerrilla warfare.
Since its inception in 2008, it has successfully wiped out a number of Naxalite groups from
India. Set up with a grant of Rs 13,000 million, it is one of the best-equipped paramilitary forces
in India.
5. Force One:
Force One came into being in the year 2010 after the deadly 26/11 terrorist strikes in Mumbai.
The prime role of this special elite force is to protect the city of Mumbai from terrorist attacks.
This force boasts of the fastest response time in the world and responds to a terror strike in less
than 15 minutes. Respect!
6. Special Frontier Force:
Raised in the aftermath of the 1962 Sino-Indian war as a special force for covert operations
behind Chinese lines in the event of another war with China, it was never really used for its
intended role and has mainly served as an elite special operations and counter-insurgency force.
This covert paramilitary special force operates under India's external intelligence agency RAW
and reports directly to the Prime Minister via the Directorate General of Security in the Cabinet
Secretariat. It’s so classified a set-up that even the army may not know what it’s up to.
7. National Security Guard:
The National Security Guard is India's premier counter-terrorist force. The NSG provides
security to VIPs, conducts anti-sabotage checks, and is responsible for neutralising terrorist
threats to vital installations.
The selection process is so demanding that it has a drop out rate of about 70–80 percent. The
7500 personnel strong NSG is evenly divided between the Special Action Group (SAG) and the
Special Rangers Group (SRG).
8. Garud Commando Force:

Formed in 2004, the Garud Commando Force is the special forces unit of the Indian Air Force.
The training for being a Garud is the longest among all the Indian Special Forces. The total
duration of training before a trainee can qualify as a fully operational Garud is around 3 years.
The youngest special force of the services, the Garud Commando Force is entrusted with the
duty of protecting critical Air Force bases, carrying out rescue operation during calamities and
other missions in support of air operations.
9. The Special Protection Group:

The Special Protection Group is a security force of the Government of India that is responsible
for the protection of the Prime Minister of India, the former Prime Ministers and members of
their immediate family members.
They have to gather intelligence, assess threats and provide protection. Their track record has
been impeccable after the Rajiv Gandhi assassination and no attacks have been carried out on
any Prime Minister ever since.
source: 9 Indian Special Forces That Are Among The Best In The World
Written 29 Apr • View Upvotes
Mandeep Singh Grang

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“Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC” is the longest ship name in the world.
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon is the only member of the Indian Air Force to have been
awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration.
Source: The Bravest Of The Brave
Also see:
Jaidev Deshpande's answer to What are the amazing facts about the Indian Air Force?
Written 17 Oct 2014 • View Upvotes
Himanshu Rai, Indian, Nitian, Software Engineer

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Indian Air force has a base camp outside India, and till date it's only of its kind.
Farkhor Air Base is a military air base located near the town of Farkhor in Tajikistan 130
kilometers (81 mi) south east of the capital Dushanbe.
It is operated by the Indian Air Force in collaboration with the Tajikistan Air Force, Farkhor
is India's first and only military base outside its territory.
The Indian air force will station up to two squadrons of MiG-29s at the base camp.
The Farkhor Air Base would give the Indian military the required depth and range in seeking a
larger role in the Indian Subcontinent and is a tangible manifestation of India’s move to project
its power in Central Asia.
Sources: Farkhor Air Base

Written Aug 13, 2014 • View Upvotes
Mukund Arya, SW Engineer. SEO Marketing.

24.2k Views • Upvoted by Shashi Hegde, Indian by birth,blood,heart and mind
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I am writing this answer on a purpose.
There is no doubt Indian Army is the best but there is one regiment in Indian Army which
considered to be deadliest in World:.
And great Manekshaw is not inflating might of Gorkhas.

Gorkha Regiment:
Gorkha Regiment is part of Indian Army since 1815 but they became part of Indian Army in
1947 after Britain–India–Nepal Tripartite Agreement, where 6 Regiments became part of Indian
Army. Later 7th and 10th Gorkha rifles joined Indian Army refusing British Army.
These troops are mostly Gorkhas who are Nepal and Sikkim residents.
Origin:
Gorkha Regiment formed after famous Gurkha War where British East India company couldn't
defeat the Gorkha warriors. British East India company decided to invite them to join British
forces. Later they created Regiment for Gorkha.
War cry:
Jaya Mahakali, Ayo Gorkhali
Meaning: "Glory to great Kaali, Gorkhas are coming".
Signature Weapon:
Khukhuri most deadliest knife.
Motto:
Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Niko
(Better to die than live like a coward)
Award and honor:

Name:
Major Dhan Singh Thapa.
(Param Veer Chakra in 1962.)
Apart from Late. Dhan Singh Thapa, Manoj Pandey and Gurbachan Singh has also won this
highest gallantry award from Indian government.
Here are some amazing Quotes about great Gorkhas:
" If i had gurkhas, no armies in the world will defeat me. "
- Adolf Hitler.
"In the world there is only one place is secured that's when you are between the Gurkhas."
Prince Charles.
"If i had gurkhas i will eat americans alive."

Osama Bin Laden.
" If i had gurkhas on my side, i will have my dinner in New Delhi".

A Pakistani General.
"Defeat is not a word in their vocabulary."

Jon Collins. Former Gorkha commander.
Purpose: Now I would like to tell the purpose of this answer. In the great Gorkhaland this is
happening right now:
Nepal Earthquake (April 2015) has devastated this country. Over 4000 people have died and
millions have affected from this earthquake. The suffering will not end in few days or month but
it will take years to recover.
People from all quarter of world is helping them. I'm proud that India is leading the rescue effort.
Now you should also be part of this rescue campaign. It is time for payback the debt.
Here is how you can help them too:
A. Donate even little sum of money in rescue mission. Here is some of the link that may help you:
How to help Nepal: 7 vetted charities doing relief work following the earthquake
B. If your Security Guard is from Nepal, kindly grant them Paid Leave to them.
C. If you are from Indo-Nepal boarder please spare few moments for them.
Thanks.
Written Apr 28 • View Upvotes
Avinav Prakash, Grew up hearing tales of Indian Army.

280.7k Views • Upvoted by Smit Mehta, a Gujju.
Avinav is a Most Viewed Writer in Indian Army.
Not a fact. Just a mind blowing encounter. My uncle is in the army and it was him who had
narrated this incident to me.
It was in 1999, few months after the Kargil War had ended. Back then, he was in one of the
Gorkha Regiments. Most soldiers were returning home, a much-deserved break from the just
concluded War. My uncle was still in base. He was to return home the next day. He received a
call, which reported him of a suspected terrorist hideout in a nearby.
In those days, J&K was a terrorist haven. Owing to lack of LOC fencing and a porous border,
infiltration was common. Even though the War was won, a bigger challenge lay ahead for the
Indian Army: Flushing out the terrorists from Indian territories.
Upon receiving the call, he assembled his soldiers, who were not much in number (most had
headed home). The operation area was in dense jungles off a cliff in Ganderbal district. My uncle
and his team of 11-12 soldiers set out with arms and ammo. It was a 2 day climb to the suspected
hideout. The jungle was so dense that the gap between 2 adjacent conifers was barely 2-3 ft.
They were barely hours away from the point when a soldier noticed something unusual on the
ground. It was a chocolate wrapper. It is very unlikely for someone to come so high to have
chocolates! Unless, of course, you are a infiltrator.
(My uncle said it is very usual to find such wrappers. Terrorists bring with them lot of dry fruits
and chocolates to survive for months together and carry out insurgency operations)
The wrapper was a lead. It was certain now the there is something fishy in that area. They
continued climb with utmost alertness. And finally, within hours, they reached the spot.
There was nothing around. Calm and tranquil. The soldiers screened thoroughly but to no avail.
They took it to be a damp squib and planned to return. It was a futile operation. Suddenly, my
uncle noticed a tree sliced from the stem. It is so normal otherwise but not normal when you are
in Ganderbal. Reason being: it is very very very unlikely for a villager to scale a cliff, walk
through a dense forest and hack a tree. It had to be someone with vicious intentions.
My uncle ordered the soldiers to uproot the stem/trunk. To his surprise, the stem had no attached
roots. He was sure now that something lay underneath. With bare hands, they got down to
digging it up. They kept digging it. My uncle knew that there had to be something.
3ft.
4ft.
5ft.
The soldiers were tired by now. The are digging up to 6ft when they hit something. Plastic! At
once, all were on feet and dragged out the plastic cover. What lay underneath was shocking!
Huge deposits of arms and ammunition. AK-47s, 56s, machine guns, rocket launchers, grenades,
SMGs and many other sophisticated weaponry, all with "Made in China" embedded on them.
The catch was so huge that additional personnel had to be called in to carry it back to base.
They did not come across a single insurgent. Not a bullet was fired. It is said that the infiltrators
had prior information of such raid all thanks to 'some' local villagers. They hid their weapons and
left the trunk as a 'mark' and mingled with the crowd. Little did they know, by the time they
came back when the situation eased, all their stuff would be gone!
This 'big fish' is considered one of the biggest catches in history of Indian Army. This news had
no national or international reporting. Neither the army ever highlighted this story. Probably
because, it is just another day in the life of a army man.
My uncle says: When you are in a jungle, you gotta think like animal!
Written Mar 17 • View Upvotes
Himanish Ganjoo, Kaquoree Kebabi

11k Views • Upvoted by Shashi Hegde, Indian by birth,blood,heart and mind
The Graveyard of Tanks
On 8th September 1965, the 1st Armoured Division and the 11th Infantry Division of the
Pakistan Army crossed over to Indian territory and captured Khemkaran in Punjab.
The Indian 4th Mountain Division assumed a horseshoe-shaped defensive position. In the night,
the Indians flooded the sugarcane field and neutralised the enemy tanks, slowed down from the
swampy ground.
As a result, 97 Pakistani Patton tanks were captured or destroyed!
The tanks are still on display in Bhikiwind in Khemkaran.
In fact, the area is now named Patton Nagar!
Edit:
As suggested by Puneet Duglani in the comments, Quartermaster Havaldar PVC Abdul
Hamid of the 4 Grenadiers was the hero in that particular battle, The Battle of Asal Uttar (Fitting
Response).
He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his valiant efforts. His PVC citation
states:
At 0800 hours on 10 September 1965 Pakistan forces launched an attack with a regiment of
Patton tanks on a vital area ahead of village Cheema on the Bhikkiwind road in the Khem Karan
Sector. Intense artillery shelling preceded the attack. The enemy tanks penetrated the forward
position by 0900 hours. Realising the grave situation, Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul
Hamid who was commander of a RCL gun detachment moved out to a flanking position with his
gun mounted on a jeep, under intense enemy shelling and tank fire. Taking an advantageous
position, he knocked out the leading enemy tank and then swiftly changing his position, he sent
another tank up in flames. By this time the enemy tanks in the area spotted him and brought his
jeep under concentrated machine-gun and high explosive fire. Undeterred, Company
Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid kept on firing on yet another enemy tank with his
recoilless gun. While doing so, he was mortally wounded by an enemy high explosive shell.
Havildar Abdul Hamid’s brave action inspired his comrades to put up a gallant fight and to beat
back the heavy tank assault by the enemy. His complete disregard for his personal safety during
the operation and his sustained acts of bravery in the face of constant enemy fire were a shining
example not only to his unit but also to the whole division and were in the highest traditions of
the Indian Army.
Here is an episode from the TV series Param Vir Chakra by Chetan Anand based on him:
(Watch from 27:00)
Updated 6 Apr • View Upvotes
Siddhartha Das, In-credi(ta)ble India

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The biggest ever air evacuation in History is in name of India [1]. The 1990 airlift of Indians
from Kuwait was carried out from 13 August to 11 October 1990 after the Invasion of Kuwait.
Air India holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people evacuated by a civil
airline as a result of this effort.
Picture: Akshay Kumar on Twitter
The first Gulf war began with the Iraqi forces crossing into Kuwait on 2 August 1990 and lasted
until they were expelled on 27 February, 1991.
In 1990, Indian Government and Indian Army coordinated the repatriation of over 176,000
Indians by "airlift" from Kuwait. It was done with help of 488 flights in just 59 days. Air India
entered into Guiness Book of World records for the civil airline that had evacuated the most
people till date.
The situation in Kuwait was getting worse after its invasion by Saddam Hussain in 1990 Gulf
war. The city was taken over by Iraqi army within few hours and entire country (Kuwait) was in
a state of terror and panic. Kuwaiti royal family escaped to Saudi Arabia and loot by Iraqis had
left Kuwaitis helpless, poor and in mercy. The onus of safely evacuating Indians (Non-
Residential Indians mostly, many of whom were Kuwaiti by heart) came on Indian government.
We did not use the word ‘condemn’ in our statement [about the Iraqi attack], for two reasons:
one, we were concerned about our nationals there; second, we still believed that there was some
scope for a negotiated solution to the problem. We were keen to play a role. If we condemned the
development openly, it would have been difficult for us to deal with Iraq,” said K. P. Fabian
former Ambassador of India who was head of the Gulf Division of the Ministry of External
Affairs during the First Gulf War.
Picture : More than 600 Kuwaiti oil wells were set on fire by the Iraqi forces causing massive
environmental and economic damage to Kuwait [Wikipedia, Federation Of American Scientists -
].
Many people were not ready to leave behind everything they had spent their entire lives earning
in Kuwait. They did not understand the gravity of situation which they were getting into and
many even did not have valid travel papers (as they might have handed their papers to employers
who fled away or were dead/missing).
“Meanwhile, another problem was brewing. One set of Air India crew was stranded in Kuwait,
having flown in a flight earlier. The Air India pilots and staff threatened that unless we got this
crew out, they would ground the flights. The threat was indeed serious. As per Ministry of
Overseas Indians (MOIA) annual report 2012-13, there are over 25 million overseas Indians
across the globe and whenever need arises, it is the government’s responsibility to bring back
the country’s citizens safely. Not only just the evacuation during Gulf war, Indian government
has successfully executed many such missions. It was decided that the Foreign Minister should
go to Baghdad and Kuwaitand urgently arrange repatriation of our nationals” said Fabian.
NRIs used schools and other buildings in various places in Amman for shelter and traveled from
various places to reach Amman airport. It was difficult to predict when these people would arrive
seeking flight which caused delay in flights. Army and Flight crew had to remain watchful and
stay on duty for much longer than stipulated duty hours which because of long (2 months)
mission created a lot of tiffs.
GoI officials met Saddam in Kuwait and get him board with their rescue mission plan for Indian
nationals.
“We conveyed our official viewpoint and also our plans to evacuate our nationals. He listened to
our views and repeated his known position, and agreed to facilitate the repatriation of our
nationals,” said Fabian.
The help reached on August 14 (12 days after the invasion took place) which had made Indians
there really angry and anxious. But, the then Foreign Minister I.K. Gujral quickly brought the
crowd under control and in no time had them shouting “Bharat Mata ki Jai”.
“You should have seen us. We were operating out of a hotel room in Amman with very little
space and carrying out all our operations from there,” MP Mascarenhas, who organised the
operation as the airline’s regional director in the Gulf & Middle East
The Indian Air Force deployed its IL 76 aircraft for a steady communication link between
Kuwait and GoI officials in Delhi. Kerala government helped by dispatching food items for
Indian nationals.
“My suggestion was that we needed to first pick up mothers with babies, other children, women,
sick and old people. And also, on the basis of some kind of distributive justice, we needed to
select people from every region,” said Fabian.
The actual number of people to be rescued was far more than expected. Fortunately, the
coordination and rescue mission was efficient and able to manage evacuating all Indian nationals
out of the gulf.
A Pakistani Airline crew stranded in Kuwait was also evacuated by Indian team during this
mission.
The successful operation that started on August 14 1990, continued for almost 2 months and
created history, finally coming to an end on October 11.
Trailer of movie based on this successful mission "Airlift":
Further detailed reading:

1) Page on associationdiplomats.org
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Anonymous
88k Views • Upvoted by Prafull Ladha, Proud Indian
This is not a fact actually but it is a great incidence which took place when Gen. Cariappa met
Pandit jawaharhal Nehru after independence which i thought i could share with Quorans.
After gaining Independence a meeting was organized to select the first General of the Indian
Army. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru chaired that meeting. Leaders and Army officers were discussing
to whom this responsibility should be given.
In between the discussion Nehru said, “I think we should appoint a British officer as a General of
Indian Army as we don’t have enough experience to lead the same.” Everybody supported Nehru
because if the PM was suggesting something, how can they not agree?
But one of the army officers abruptly said, “I have a point, sir.”
Nehru said, “Yes, gentleman. You are free to speak.”
He said, “You see, sir, we don’t have enough experience to lead a nation too, so shouldn’t we
appoint a British person as first PM of India?”
The meeting hall suddenly went quiet.
Then, Nehru said, “Are you ready to be the first General of Indian Army?”
He got a golden chance to accept the offer but he refused the same and said, “Sir, we have a very
talented army officer, my senior, Lt Gen Cariappa, who is the most deserving among us.” The
army officer who raised his voice against the PM was Lt General Nathu Singh Rathore, the 1st Lt
General of the Indian Army.
On being appointed as the first Commander-in-Chief of an independent Indian Army on 15
January 1949, Gen. Cariappa was instrumental in the integration of troops and turning an
imperial army into a national army.
During the 1965 and 1971 wars, he visited the front lines to talk to the troops and keep their
morale up.
Apart from being a military man, Cariappa had insight about the status of the country. He is
quoted as saying, “In modern warfare, a large army is not sufficient, it needs industrial potential
behind it. If the army is the first line of defense, the industry is the second.” Cariappa had even
said that “soldiers know the facility of wars to solve the internal problems. We ought to be
ashamed that today they had more peace in war than peace in peace.” Such insight has placed
him above many in this field. “Army is there to serve the Government of the day, and we should
make sure that it does not get mixed up with party politics. A soldier is above politics and should
not believe in caste or creed,” was another insight of this soldier.
He lived and remained, as he said, “an Indian and to the last breath would remain an Indian. To
me there is only two Stans - Hindustan (India) and Foujistan (the Army).”
During the 1965 war, when his son, an Indian Air Force pilot, flew an aircraft. The plane was
shot down by Pakistan. He was captured and imprisoned as a Prisoner of War (POW).
When Ayub Khan learned about this, he informed Cariappa he would not be kept in a POW
Camp like other Indian POWs, since they had worked together before independence. But
Cariappa politely declined the offer, saying every soldier in the Indian Army was his son, so he
could not request special privileges for only one. Field Marshall K M Cariappa was popularly
known as ‘kipper’ among his Page on colleagues.as a token of gratitude of the nation for the
exemplary service rendered by him, the Government of India conferred Cariappa with the rank
of Field Marshal in 1983; till date there are only two appointments that is made by the
government of India to the rank of Field Marshal and Kipper was one among them.
Field marshal(5 stars) is the highest military rank in Army. Field marshal would be the senior
most officer in the army and is permitted to wear the uniform till death.
On 15th May 1993, Field Marshal K M Cariappa died in Bangalore, when he was 94. Let us all
salute this
great Indian Soldier, a national hero and a warrior.
Field Marshall K.M.Cariappa:
Lt. General Nathu Singh Rathore:

Written Sep 28, 2014 • View Upvotes
Hrishikesh Dubey, Student

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Indian Army Team To Scale Mt. Everest, Will Return With 4000 Kg Garbage-:
A 34-member Indian Army mountaineering team is preparing for a challenging journey to
scale Mount Everest to mark the golden jubilee of the first Indian conquest of the world’s
highest peak.
The team has also been tasked with cleaning the slopes of Everest and bringing down non-
biodegradable mountaineering waste that’s been left behind by generations of mountain
climbers.
The team, which will leave for Kathmandu on April 4 and plan the ascent in mid-May, comprises
six officers and 24 other ranks.
“This is a very ambitious mission. The team will be split into two groups. One group will attempt
to climb Mount Everest while the second will set out to scale Mount Lhotse, the fourth highest
peak in the world. The team members will also participate in the extreme high-altitude marathon
in the Himalayas,” the sources added.
The Indian team has been undergoing special endurance and mountaineering training for the
high-altitude mission. During the period of the charge on the mountain, 30 days have been set
aside for the army team’s Swachh Everest mission.
The team will collect all non-biodegradable mountaineering waste dumped by generations of
climbers and, along with the sherpas, bring it down.
This is one heck of a mission I must say!
Courtesy-: Indian Army team heads to Everest to bring down 4,000kg of litter
Edit-: Thank you Sahit Yalamanchi, Akhil Valluri, Sankar Ghosh, Prajwal Jain, Bhoomi Soni,
Aman Patel, Siten Sanghvi, Mridul Gattani and Anchal Agrawal for promoting :)
Updated Apr 21 • View Upvotes
Shubham Pacharne, ARMY aspirant
12.8k Views • Shubham has 10+ answers in Indian Army.
This picture below says it all.
This is where Pakistan and India have fought intermittently since April 1984. Both countries
maintain a permanent military presence in the region at a height of over 6,000 m.
The Indian Army is a voluntary service and although a provision for military conscription exists
in the Indian constitution, it has never been imposed.
The Indian Army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is one of the most elite military
training centers in the world and is frequented by Special Ops teams from the US, UK and
Russia. US Special Forces trained at HAWS before their deployment during the invasion of
Afghanistan.
The Battle of Longewala was fought in December 1971 between India and Pakistan, in which
just 120 Indian soldiers with one jeep mounted with a M40 recoilless rifle held the fort against
2000 Pakistani soldiers backed by 45 tanks and one mobile infantry brigade. Despite being so
heavily outnumbered, the Indian soldiers held their ground throughout the night and with the
help of the Air Force, were able to completely rout the aggressors.
It was carried out by the Indian Air Force to evacuate civilians affected by the floods in
Uttarakhand in 2013. It was the biggest civilian rescue operations in the world carried out by
any Air Force using helicopters. During the first phase of the operation from 17 June 2013, the
IAF airlifted a total of about 20,000 people; flying a total of 2,140 sorties and dropping a total of
3,82,400 kg of relief material and equipment.
The 61st Cavalry Regiment of the Indian Army is believed to the largest non-ceremonial horse-
mounted cavalry unit remaining in the world.
The Bailey Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh Valley between
Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August
1982.
The war ended with the surrender of about 93,000 combatants and officials of the Pakistani
Army. This is the largest number of POWs taken into custody since World War II. The war
It has more than 1,325,000 active troops and more than 960,000 reserve troops – with more than
40,000 of them regularly reporting for duty.
AGNI's first missile AGNI-I failed in its first two tests and was made fun of by other countries
like USA, UK and Pakistan. It was successful in the third try and now the missile series ranks
among the best in the world.
Prithvi will always hit within 50m of its target coordinates, thus making it devastating with even
smaller payloads (explosives).
The missile which is currently under development will have a range of 10000 kms, which would
give India the power to strike any part of the world barring South America and very limited
regions of North America.
Still under development, BrahMos is being built in collaboration with Russia (Brahmaputra +
Moskva, hence BrahMos) and is the fastest hyper-sonic missile in the world travelling at a speed
of Mach-7. That is 7 times the speed of sound in air.
Source: 15 Amazing Facts About The Indian Army That Will Make You Proud
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Prasad Fadke, Indian

28.3k Views • Upvoted by Biswajyoti Kafley, Citizen of the Republic of India
Prasad is a Most Viewed Writer in Indian Army.
There are lots of answers here about the numbers, weapons and battle terrains. I would like
answer about the kind of morality and respect that Indian army upholds.
During the 1999 Kargil war, the Pakistani army in order to avoid a full scale war and
international condemnation, dressed its soldiers as terrorists and guerrillas and sent them to
capture the Indian outposts that Indian army had vacated during the winter. This was done by
both armies out of mutual trust since the cold is unbearable during winters. But we all know how
Pakistan is. And as per tradition, the Indian army showing great restrain eliminated the intruders
without crossing the LoC.
Now here is the interesting part. The Pakistan government, to avoid accepting that it was the
Pakistani army that lost the war, refused to accept the bodies of its own soldiers, even senior
officers (Pakistan refuses to take even officers' bodies). Just imagine what kind of army does
that!
The Indian army buried the bodies of the soldiers and officers with full honor following Islamic
rituals.
Now why is this so important? Because this is what the Pakistani soldiers had done not to the
'dead bodies' but the living bodies of Indian soldiers. On 15 May 1999 Lt Saurabh Kalia and five
other soldiers – Sepoys Arjun Ram, Bhanwar Lal Bagaria, Bhika Ram, Moola Ram and Naresh
Singh were captured alive by Pakistani soldiers.
They were returned dead, when by Geneva Convention all Prisoner of Wars are to be meted with
humane treatment. But they were given something worse than death.
Post-mortem examinations revealed that the Pakistanis had tortured their prisoners by: burning
their bodies with cigarettes, piercing the ear-drums with hot rods, puncturing eyes before
removing them, breaking most of their teeth and bones, fracturing their skulls, cutting the lips,
chipping of nose, chopping off limbs and private organs of the soldiers, and finally shooting
them dead, as evidenced by bullet wounds to the temple. The post-mortem also confirmed the
injuries were inflicted ante-mortem (before death).(The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum)
Imagine the condition of the mothers of these soldiers when they saw the mutilated bodies of
their sons!
And despite such acts that would shame the devil, the Indian army gave full respect to the bodies
of Pakistani soldiers. (Remembering Kargil heroes: How Pak soldier Captain Sher Khan was
acknowledged by India too)
This sir, is the Indian Army to you.
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Mangesh Honale, A netizen of incredible India

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United States, China, Turkey, India and Russia are involved in fifth generation jet fighter
projects. There are total 6 projects which are under stages of testing and development (only F-22
Raptor owned by United States is combat ready). India is engaged in two of them.
1. Sukhoi/HAL Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) or Perspective Multi-role
Fighter (PMF)
India and Russia are working on development of a fifth generation fighter plane. It is
derivative of PAK FA (Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii, literally
"Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation"). Sukhoi and HAL are agencies
working collaboratively on it. Designers are Russia's Sukhoi and India's HAL whereas
manufacturer is going to be HAL. The project is called Perspective Mutlti-Role fighter
(PMF) which is being developed for Indian Air Force. The project cost is expected to be
$30 billion. Two separate prototypes will be developed one for Russia and one for India.
IAF is expecting delivery of the first lot of 144 single seat and 66 twin-seat variants by
2022.
2. HAL Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

It is a proposal for a completely indigenous single seat fifth generation fighter aircraft. It
is designed by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and DRDO. It will be
developed by HAL. First four prototypes are expected to go under testing phases by
2019.
 United States, China, India and Russia are the only countries working on hypersonic
cruise missiles. Hypersonic speed ranges between 5 to 10 mach or 6150 to 12300 kph. As
I could find out, 9K720 Iskander is the only operational short range missile in Russian
Federation which can fly at 6.17 mach or 7560 km/h. Again India is working on two such
projects. Actually one of them has entered production.
1. BrahMos - II
It is a hypsersonic cruise missile under joint development by DRDO and Russia's
NPO Mashinostroeyenia. It can attain maximum speed of 7 mach or 8,575 km/h.
It is a descendent of BrahMos. By 2017 it is expected to go through test phases.
This is a model of BrahMos - II showcased at Aero India 2013.

 2. Shaurya
Shaurya is a surface to surface attacking missile independently designed and developed
by DRDO. It can cruise with maximum speed of 7.5 mach or 9187.830km/h. India
successfully test fired it on 24 September 2011 and the first lot has entered production. It
can carry one ton conventional or nuclear war head.


 K Missile Family
DRDO officials are covertly working on a series of Submarine Launched Ballistic
Missiles called as K Missile Family aka Black Project. Information about this project
has been kept classified, it is said that top secret indigenous missiles are faster, lighter
and stealthier. There are 5 missiles which are in stages of test, development, production
and deployment. You can read more about it here K Missile family. This project puts
India in the club of six (may be seven because North Korea's missile is under
development) countries having undersea strategic missiles.
 Chemical Weapons
Till June 1997, India had stockpiled 1,044 tonnes of sulphur mustard chemical weapons.
Sulphur mustard is a class of related chemical weapon agent. But by the end of May
2009, India destroyed 100% of its chemical weapons/material stocks in compliance with
the International Chemical Weapons Convention.
 Battlefield Management System

This is a high-tech project kicked off recently. BMS is a system/wireless network which
integrates information from digital devices carried by soldiers, their commanders, a set of
battlefield sensors and all other deployed combat units.
This provides a real time common battlefield picture to everyone. It offers real time
update/report of battle which makes it easy and fast to take decisions and deliver them in
vertical and horizontal command structure. Ministry of Defence has selected two
associations of businesses for the project - one consisting of BEL (Bharat Electronics
Limited) and Rolta India, and other formed by Tata Power (Strategic Engineering
Division) and L&T. The project is estimated to be of cost INR 40,000 - 50,000 crores.
(This is a representational image.)
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management system'
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Sajid Ahmed
1. India controls the highest battlefield in the world, the Siachen glacier, at 5000 metres above
Mean Sea Level
(MSL).
2. India has the biggest "voluntary" army in the world.
All serving and reserve personnel have actually “opted” for service. There is a provision for
conscription (forced recruitment) in the constitution, but it has never been used.
3. Indian soldiers are considered among the very best in high altitude and mountain warfare.
The Indian army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is one of the most elite military
training centers in the world and is frequented by Special Ops teams from the U.S, U.K &
Russia. U.S Special Forces trained at HAWS before their deployment during the invasion of
Afghanistan.
4. India covertly tested its nuclear arsenal in the early 1970s and late 1990s without the CIA even
knowing what was happening.
Till date, it is considered to be one of the CIA’s biggest failures in espionage and detection.
5. Unlike other government organisations and institutions in India, there are no provisions for
reservations based on caste or religion.
Soldiers are recruited based on their overall merit and fitness based on stringent tests and trials.
And once a citizen of India joins the forces, he/she becomes a soldier. Nothing else. Nothing
more.
6. In the Battle of Longewala, on which the famous Bollywood movie “Border” is based, there
were only two casualties on the Indian side.
just 120 Indian Soldiers with 1 jeep mounted M40 recoilless rifle held the fort against 2000
Pakistani soldiers backed by 45 tanks and 1 mobile infantry brigade. Despite being heavily out-
numbered, the Indian soldiers held their ground throughout the night and with the help of the Air
Force, were able to completely rout the aggressors.
7. Operation Rahat (2013) was one of the biggest civilian rescue operations ever carried out in
the world.
Uttarakhand in 2013. It was the biggest civilian rescue operations in the world carried out by any
Air Force using helicopters. During the first phase of the operation from 17 June 2013, the IAF
airlifted a total of about 20,000 people; flying a total of 2,140 sorties and dropping a total of
8. The Ezhimala Naval Academy in Kerala is the largest of its kind in Asia.
9. The Indian army has a horsed cavalry regiment. It is among one of the last 3 such regiments in
the world.
10. The Indian Air Force has an out-station base in Tajikistan and is seeking another in
Afghanistan.
11. The Indian Army built the highest bridge in the world.
The Bailey Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between
1982.
12. The Military Engineering Services (MES) is one of the biggest construction agencies in
India.
The MES and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are together responsible for the construction
and maintenance of some of the most awesome roads and bridges ever to have been built. To
name a few, the Khardungla Pass (the highest motorable road in the world), the Magnetic Hill in
Leh, etc.
13. The Indo Pakistan War of 1971 came to end with the surrender of about 93,000 combatants
and officials of the Pakistani Army.
This is the largest number of POWs taken into custody since World War II. The war resulted in
the creation of the independent state of Bangladesh.
14. Many popular celebrities are often awarded honorary ranks in the armed forces.
While Sachin Tendulkar has been granted the rank of Honorary Group captain in the I.A.F, M.S
Dhoni is an Honorary Lt Col in the Indian Army.
21 Sikhs fought against 10000 Afghans
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Ankit Rathore, Proud Indian

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 Bikaner Camel Corps

The Corps was founded by Maharaja Ganga Singh of the Indian state of Bikaner,As bikaner
was princely state the bikaner camel corps took part in many war alongside british India.
They fought in
 Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900
 Somaliland in 1902-1904 to quell the Somali Uprising and in Egypt in World War I-
Here they came out as hero because their camels were trained for war whereas the somali
camels were used for transport purpose only and appeared timid against bikaner camel
corp.
 At the Suez Canal in 1915 the corps routed the opposing Turkish forces in a camel
cavalry charge.
 The Corps fought in the Middle East in World War II, when it was supported by the
camel-mounted Bijay Battery(a mounted camel pack with 4 BL 2.75" guns, named after
the Maharaja's younger son Bijay Singh)

After India's Independence the Bikaner Camel Corps was merged with camel troops from
Jaisalmer in 1951 to become the Ganga Jaisalmer Risala and joined the Grenadiers as the
13th battalion. It took part in the actions to foil Pakistani raiders in the Bikaner and
Jaisalmer regions during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
Subsequently this unit was converted into regular infantry while the camels became part
of the Border Security Force (BSF). The BSF continues to use camels for patrolling the
desert portions of the border with Pakistan.

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Pingaksh Sharma, Tried to stay hungry, stay foolish. Could not stay hungry.
AGNI was successful in the third try but USA claimed that the project headA.P.J. Abdul Kalam
( who happened to have visited Long Island, USA for some other work) had learnt the
technology from their missiles. Now AGNI is one of the best missile systems in the world.
India is one of the few country to have a nuclear triad-air bombers, ICBMs(Intercontinental
ballistic missiles) and nuclear submarines.
India controls the highest battlefield in the world- the Siachen glacier, at 5000m above MSL.
American Green Berets( Army Special Forces) and Delta Force operators came to India to
train at HAWS(high altitude warfare school) under Para SF before leaving for Afghanistan
in 2002.
Indian Army is the 3rd biggest military contingent in the World next to USA and China.
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Satender Singh, Electrical engineer

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India's top secret weapon
INDIA HAVE A TOP SECRET WEAPON.
KALI
(Kilo Ampere Linear Injector)
WHAT IS THAT? WELL ITS FEATURES ARE AS FOLLOWS-
1. It is a linear electron accelerator being developed by the Defence Research Development

Organization (DRDO) and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
2. The machine essentially generated pulses of highly energetic electrons. Other components in
the machine down the line converted the electrons into flash x-rays (for ultra high-speed
photography) or microwaves
3. The project was designed to produce electron pulses of about 100 ns with an energy of about 1
MeV, current 40 kA and a power of 40 GW. This Relativistic Electron Beams (REB) thus
generated will be used for the generation of High Power Microwaves (HPM) & Flash X Rays
(FXR).
4. This has fueled hopes that the KALI could, one day be used in a High-Power Microwave gun,
which could destroy incoming missiles and aircraft through soft-kill (destroying the electronic
circuitry on the missile).
The KALI project was first mooted in 1985 by the then Director of the BARC, Dr. R.
Chidambaram. Work on the Project began in 1989, being developed by the Accelerators &
Pulse Power Division of the BARC. The KALI’s potential for a military role as a beam
weapon has made it, in the eyes of China a threat. The KALI-5000 was commissioned for
use in late 2004.
However, weaponisation of the KALI will take some time. The system is still under
development, and efforts are being made to make it more compact, as well as improve its
recharge time, which, at the present, makes it only a single use system. Most of the
information about this device is classified including its location and what big secret about
this machine is that- Is it whole iceberg or tip of the iceberg?
SOURCE-
1. KALI (electron accelerator)
2. Know more about India's top secret weapon Kali 5000
3. Page on youtube.com
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Sai Prakash
3.6k Views
With sponsored terrorism from some neighboring countries and incursion threats from others,
problems of illegal immigration and so many other internal conflicts and disasters - it is thanks to
the Indian Army that India still maintains its status quo loud and proud. We can never thank our
Army enough for what they do.
> This is where Pakistan and India have fought intermittently since April 1984. Both countries
maintain a permanent military presence in the region at a height of over 6,000 m.
> The Indian Army is a voluntary service and although a provision for military conscription
exists in the Indian constitution, it has never been imposed.
> The Indian Army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is one of the most elite military
training centers in the world and is frequented by Special Ops teams from the US, UK and
Russia. US Special Forces trained at HAWS before their deployment during the invasion of
Afghanistan.
> The Battle of Longewala was fought in December 1971 between India and Pakistan, in which
just 120 Indian soldiers with one jeep mounted with a M40 recoilless rifle held the fort against
2000 Pakistani soldiers backed by 45 tanks and one mobile infantry brigade. Despite being so
heavily outnumbered, the Indian soldiers held their ground throughout the night and with the
help of the Air Force, were able to completely rout the aggressors.
> It was carried out by the Indian Air Force to evacuate civilians affected by the floods in
On 8 January 2009 the Indian Naval Academy, was inaugurated by then prime minister
Manmohan Singh. Originally envisaged to cost Rs 166 crore in 1987, the final project cost in
2009 was Rs 721 crore.
> The 61st Cavalry Regiment of the Indian Army is believed to the largest non-ceremonial
horse-mounted cavalry unit remaining in the world.
> The Bailey Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh Valley
between Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in
August 1982.
> The war ended with the surrender of about 93,000 combatants and officials of the Pakistani
Army. This is the largest number of POWs taken into custody since World War II. The war
> It has more than 1,325,000 active troops and more than 960,000 reserve troops – with more
than 40,000 of them regularly reporting for duty.
> AGNI's first missile AGNI-I failed in its first two tests and was made fun of by other countries
like USA, UK and Pakistan. It was successful in the third try and now the missile series ranks
among the best in the world.
> Prithvi will always hit within 50m of its target coordinates, thus making it devastating with
even smaller payloads (explosives).
> The missile which is currently under development will have a range of 10000 kms, which
would give India the power to strike any part of the world barring South America and very
limited regions of North America.
> Still under development, BrahMos is being built in collaboration with Russia (Brahmaputra +
Moscow, hence BrahMos) and is the fastest hypersonic missile in the world travelling at a speed
of Mach-7. That is 7 times the speed of sound in air.
> Seems like a myth, given the popular notion of enmity between both the nations. However, a
common tongue and a shared history go a longer way than one would think.
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Amrit Dash, Inquisitive

7.9k Views • Amrit has 60+ answers in India.
The Indian Armed Forces, consisting of the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy
and the Indian Coast Guard are India’s shield and sword, which keep our interests safe, our
enemies at bay and the people of our country secure and free. They are respected and adored for
their valor and sense of duty by the entire country. Many of us would know about their triumphs
and stellar contributions to civilian life. But here are a few facts which will increase your respect
for the Indian military ten-fold.
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14. Many popular celebrities are often awarded honorary ranks in the armed forces.
While Sachin Tendulkar has been granted the rank of Honorary Group captain in the I.A.F, M.S
Dhoni is an Honorary Lt Col in the Indian Army.
Thanks to the men and women of the Indian Armed Forces, we are able to live our lives with
freedom and great peace of mind. We thank them with all our heart.
Aravind Aldk, Proud Indian
134.9k Views • Aravind is a Most Viewed Writer in Indian Army.
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Shreyas Kittur, Registered voter in the Republic of India.

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When Chinese army was forced to retreat following a terrifying response by the Indian
Army.
1962 Sino-Indian war completed 50 years in 2012. This war was one of the bad memories of
India where the country saw humiliating defeat from China. The 1962 Indo-Sino war defeat was
not only the result of poor political and military leadership but also lack of preparedness of the
Indian soldiers. Though many consider 1962 debacle a biggest failure of India, there was an
event where Indian Army showed their potency to the red dragons in 1967, forcing them to
retreat.
In the skirmishes at Nathu La and Cho La in Sikkim during the period of 1st to 30th September
1967, Indian troops taught a tough lesson to Chinese Army in their own words. This was only the
first time when Chinese Army got bloody nose from valiant Indian soldiers.
The background:
The two strategic points Nathu La Pass and Jelep La Pass were the main root points of
confrontation between India and China. During the 1962 Sino-Indian War, Nathu La witnessed
skirmishes between soldiers of the two countries. Adamant China categorically rejected the
Macmohan Line, which India claims an international border between India and China. During
the 1965 India-Pak war, China extended its support to Pakistan and Chinese Army served an
ultimatum and demanded that India withdraw its posts at Nathu La and Jelep La. Over confident
of being winner of 1962 war, Chinese Army made several attempts of instigating India for war at
both passes since 1965. Ultimately, in 1967 the hostility turned in a battle where India gave tit
for tat to China.
According to HQ XXXIII Corps, the main defences of 17 Mountain Division were at Changgu,
while Nathu La was only an observation post. In the adjoining sector, manned by 27 Mountain
Division, Jelep La was also considered an observation post, with the main defences located at
Lungthu. In case of hostilities, the divisional commanders had been given the authority to vacate
the posts, and fall back on the main defences. Accordingly, orders were issued by corps
headquarters to both divisions to vacate Nathu La and Jelep La.
As a result, 27 Mountain Division vacated Jelep La, which the Chinese promptly occupied.
However, Major General Sagat Singh, GOC 17 Mountain Division, refused to vacate Nathu
La. He reasoned that Nathu La and Jelep La were passes on the watershed, which was the
natural boundary. Vacating the passes on the watershed would give the Chinese the tactical
advantage of observation and fire, into India, while denying the same to our own troops. He also
felt that the discretion to vacate the posts lay with the divisional commander, and he was not
obliged to do so, based on instructions from higher headquarters.
The onslaught:
The Chinese had installed loudspeakers at Nathu La, and warned the Indians that they would
suffer as they did in 1962, if they did not withdraw. However, Major General Sagat had carried
out a detailed appreciation of the situation, and reached the conclusion that the Chinese were
bluffing. They made threatening postures, such as advancing in large numbers, but on reaching
the border, always stopped, turned about and withdrew. They also did not use any artillery, for
covering fire, which they would have certainly done if they were serious about capturing any
Indian positions. Ultimately, Sagat's fortitude saved the day for India, and his stand was
vindicated in 1967, when there was a show down at Nathu La.
In order to de-escalate the situation it was decided by the Indian military hierarchy to lay a wire
in the centre of the Pass from Nathu La to Sebu La to demarcate the perceived border. This task
was to be carried out by the jawans of 70 Field Company of Engineers assisted by a company of
18 Rajput deployed at Yak La pass further north of Nathu La. The wire laying was to commence
at first light on the fateful morning of 11 September 1967.
11 September, the engineers and jawans started erecting long iron pickets from Nathu La to Sebu
La along the perceived border while 2 Grenadiers and Artillery Observation Post Officers at
Sebu La and Camel’s Back were on alert. Immediately the Chinese Political Commissar, with a
section of Infantry came to the centre of the pass where Lt. Col Rai Singh, CO 2 Grenadiers was
standing with his commando platoon. The Commissar asked Lt Col Rai Singh to stop laying the
wire. Orders to the Indian Army were clear. They were not to blink. An argument started which
soon built up into a scuffle. In the ensuing melee, the commissar got roughed up. Thereafter the
Chinese went up back to their bunkers and engineers resumed laying the wire.
Within a few minutes of this, a whistle was heard on the Chinese side followed by murderous
medium machine gun fire from north shoulder. The pass is completely devoid of cover and the
jawans of 70 Field Company and 18 Rajput were caught in the open and suffered heavy
casualties which included Col Rai Singh who was wounded. He was awarded MVC later. Two
brave officers – Capt Dagar of 2 Grenadiers and Major Harbhajan Singh of 18 Rajput rallied a
few troops and tried to assault the Chinese MMG but both died a heroic death. They were
posthumously awarded Vir Chakra and MVC respectively. 2 Grenadier opened small arms fire
on North shoulder but it was not very effective. Within the first ten minutes, there were nearly
seventy dead and scores wounded lying in the open on the pass. Within half an hour, Chinese
artillery opened up on the pass as well as in the depth areas but it was mostly prophylactic fire
due to lack of observation and failed to do much damage.
Meanwhile artillery observation post officers asked for artillery fire, permission for which came
a little later. Because of excellent domination and observation from Sebu La and Camel’s back,
artillery fire was most effective and most of the Chinese bunkers on North shoulder and in depth
were completely destroyed and Chinese suffered very heavy casualties which by their own
estimates were over 400. The artillery duel thereafter carried on day and night. For the next three
days, the Chinese were taught a lesson.
Between 7 and 13 September 1967, China's People's Liberation Army and the Indian Army had
six-day "border skirmish", including the exchange of heavy artillery fire.
On 14 September, Chinese threatened to use Air Force if shelling did not stop. By then the lesson
had been driven home and an uneasy ceasefire came about. The Chinese, true to form, had pulled
over dead bodies to their side of the perceived border at night and accused us of violating the
border. Dead bodies were exchanged on 15 September at which time: Sam Manekshaw, Aurora
and Major General Sagat were present on the Pass.
The Indian casualties in the action were just over two hundred - 65 dead and 145 wounded. The
Chinese are estimated to have suffered about three hundred casualties and another 450 were
wounded.
Every battle has its own share of heroism, faint heartedness, drama and humour. The Nathu La
skirmish was no exception. 2 Grenadiers were initially shaken up due to the loss of Capt Dagar
and injury to their CO but found their man of the moment in Lieutenant Atar Singh who went
round from trench to trench to rally the troops and was later promoted as Captain on the spot. On
the lighter side was one artillery observation post officer at Sebu La whose radio set was
damaged due to shelling and he was out of communication with his guns. He rightly decided to
go back to the base at Sherathang in the depth to get another radio set. While he was on his way
back, Commander Artillery Brigade was coming up. He stopped the young captain, accused him
of running away from the battle and sent him back after reducing him to his substantive rank of a
second lieutenant. Casualties could not be evacuated for three days and nights as any move to do
so invited a hail of Chinese bullets. Some of the wounded may well have succumbed to cold and
rain. There were awards for bravery as also court martial for cowardice. However, what stood
out was the steadfastness of the commanders and bravery of the jawans and junior officers. The
Indian casualties in the action were just over two hundred - 65 dead and 145 wounded. The
Chinese are estimated to have suffered about three hundred casualties. Indians refused to blink
and the mighty Chinese dragon was made to look ordinary.
Its funny how some people are so vocal about the 1962 war but are equally ignorant about this
less publicized incident. This was the first time the Chinese got a bloody nose, and the myth
of their invincibility was broken.
An interesting sidelight of the Nathu La incident has been given by Lieutenant General M.S.
Sodhi, who writes:-
I recall the Nathu La incident too. I was commanding XXXIII Corps Signals. The telephone lines
were down and the GOC wanted immediate confirmation of action proposed by him. He dictated
his very clear cut and precise appreciation of the situation on the telephone to me and had me
send a message to the GOC-in-C with copy to Army HQ !! General JS Aurora
considered dictation to me more expedient than sending for his BGS/GSO 1. The message was
encrypted and cleared on RTT in a Flash. He got concurrence to his proposed action in very
good time.
I also recall a conversation with General Sagat when I happened to meet him at the airport a few
days later. I asked him how the communications support was during the operations. His response
was, with tongue in cheek, "Bloody awful! The Corps Commander could contact me in the most
forward post!"
References:
NATHULA 1967 - THE REAL STORY
Chola incident
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Yogendra Paranjpe, engineer by profession, traveller by passion, nature lover by obsession,

3. Assam Rifles, formed in 1835, is the oldest paramilitary force in India.

11. Top 10 Brave Soldiers of Indian Army-Top 10 Always

Harsh Ankur, Blogger, Singer, Gadget Freak, Politics know-it-all guy :P

Coming to Navy-based missile systems

Shown below is INS VIRAAT

o INS Vikrant : Majestic-class carrier, (ex-HMS Hercules), in service from 1961 to

Coming to the Air Based Power

Shown below is Sukhoi Su-30MKI

 The new in queue for the indigenous aircraft of India is HAL-Tejas

Shown below is HAL Tejas

List of missiles by country

Updated 19 Jun 2014 • View Upvotes • Not for Reproduction

Jayant Datrange, IAS Aspirant, Star-lord!

Why did the Kargil War take place?

Importance of Siachen Glacier

The first action against Pakistan started in May 1999.

Second action taken through aerial troops

Action plan and execution

Note: Images only for illustrative purposes.

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We have a lot of special forces safeguarding our country.

8. Garud Commando Force:

9. The Special Protection Group:

Mandeep Singh Grang

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Himanshu Rai, Indian, Nitian, Software Engineer

Sources: Farkhor Air Base

Mukund Arya, SW Engineer. SEO Marketing.

And great Manekshaw is not inflating might of Gorkhas.

Khukhuri most deadliest knife.

Award and honor:

Here are some amazing Quotes about great Gorkhas:

"If i had gurkhas i will eat americans alive."

" If i had gurkhas on my side, i will have my dinner in New Delhi".

"Defeat is not a word in their vocabulary."

Avinav Prakash, Grew up hearing tales of Indian Army.

Himanish Ganjoo, Kaquoree Kebabi

The Graveyard of Tanks

As a result, 97 Pakistani Patton tanks were captured or destroyed!

The tanks are still on display in Bhikiwind in Khemkaran.

In fact, the area is now named Patton Nagar!

(Watch from 27:00)

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Siddhartha Das, In-credi(ta)ble India

Further detailed reading:

Field Marshall K.M.Cariappa:

Lt. General Nathu Singh Rathore:

Hrishikesh Dubey, Student

Prasad Fadke, Indian

Mangesh Honale, A netizen of incredible India

2. HAL Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

This is a model of BrahMos - II showcased at Aero India 2013.

 Battlefield Management System

I would like to thank Manoj Kumar for promoting the answer!

Ankit Rathore, Proud Indian

 Bikaner Camel Corps

 Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900

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Satender Singh, Electrical engineer