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The Indian armed forces expressed gratitude to doctors and health professionals, as also others who have rendered phenomenal service during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

The armed forces - Indian Army, Indian Naval Services and Indian Air Force on Sunday organised several activities as a show of tribute to frontline workers battling the novel coronavirus outbreak.
 

It has been exactly one year since that historic day. The Balakot air strike on Jaish-e-Mohammad terror training facility at Balakot left Pakistan stunned and made India proud

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to all women officers in the Army within three months, terming the Centre's argument of physiological limitations and social norms for denying them command posts "disturbing". Let’s find out more about this watershed moment in Indian Army, in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

An all-woman bikers contingent of the CRPF will make its debut and showcase daredevil stunts at the January 26 Republic Day parade at Rajpath. The 65-member team will display its acrobatic skills on 350cc Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycles towards the end of the over 90-minute-long parade. It will be the first time that these women bikers are going to be a part of the Republic Day parade. Let’s find out more in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

We all know that the Indian Armed Forces played a crucial role in securing Jammu and Kashmir from the grasp of the marauding Pakistani tribal raiders in 1948-49, but how many of you know that our forces wouldn’t have been able to secure the Ladakh region if it wasn’t for a British-trained engineer Sonam Norbu. Let’s find out more about the forgotten engineer who built the airstrip that saved Ladakh from the clutches of Pakistan in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.

It’s been more than 20 years since the Indian Armed Forces won the gritty and decisive war against Pakistan in Kargil. However, the unparalleled courage and sacrifice of the heroes are still etched in the collective memory of the country. Among the many bravehearts was a man who went on to become the face of every young Indian soldier. Captain Vikram Batra, popularly known as the legendary Shershaah of Kargil. In this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer, let’s revisit the story of Param Vir Chakra Vikram Batra, the unbelievably courageous soldier whose actions in the battlefield transcended heroism.

Taking to Twitter, on the occasion of Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "The history that was made by our Armed Forces in 1971 war will remain inscribed in golden letters."

The Indian Army has gone after the top commanders in the Valley and not just some run of the mill foot soldiers. The Indian armed forces’ aim seems to be to break the spine of terrorism lodged up in the Pakistan looking to infiltrate India
 

The manner in which the Indian armed forces have been operating in retaliation to unprovoked firing and in its attempts at thwarting terror and infiltration cold only mean that the government has given the Indian Army a free hand.