British Parliament pays glowing tributes to Sikhs and Indian Army for WWI role
Tomes have been written on Winston Churchill's dislike for India and Indians. Yet we know very little about his cold relationship with the Indian Army and its officers, British and Indian alike. Some scholars have argued that India's military contribution to the British war effort in both world wars was forgotten because Churchill wrote it off. It was ironic, therefore, that 100 years after the First World War, the Indian Army's significant role was acknowledged and remembered in the House of Commons' members-only Chur…
INS Teg affiliated with Sikh Light Infantry regiment
As part of the Army's tradition to enhance jointness between the services, an Indian Navy warship INS Teg was today affiliated with the Sikh Light Infantry regiment in Mumbai . An affiliation between any two units of different services is aimed at enhancing jointness and synergy between the services to better meet the ever changing dynamics of modern warfare, an Army release said. "The charter of affiliation was signed in the presence of Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh , who is the Colonel of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment a…
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