Some of the stories of the courage displayed by India’s armed forces, awarded for conspicuous gallantry this Republic Day.
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Army Day Special: The Soaring Gideons
Your correspondent was invited to visit an army aviation squadron in Jammu and Kashmir, to get a first hand feel of their functioning. Take a look at the operating routine of the 202 Army Aviation Squadron (UH), which operates the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).
Encore: Indian Navy’s PFR
Here’s another look at the Presidential Fleet Review of the Indian Navy held last month. All photography is by Gautam Datt.
Parliament panel raps Coast Guard for poor force accretion
In its report tabled in parliament, the committee on defense noted that though it was given the impression on “a lot of efforts” by the ICG to upgrade its capacity post-26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the force accretion rate indicated that the progress in this regard is “slow.”
Indian Army plans force accretion near Pakistan, China borders
These plans are now being validated in combat exercises, including the one happening in the Rajasthan desert, according to the army chief, General Vijay Kumar Singh.
Army aviation unit heads to Congo
An Indian Army aviation unit, comprising six light helicopters and 70 personnel, will leave Wednesday for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo’s restive Kivu province.
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