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Hindu teachings prescribe war as the final option, to be employed only after all peaceful methods are exhausted. [1] Participation in righteous war, or dharmayuddha, was said to be honourable and was a principal duty of the Kshatriya or the warrior varna, and victory in such wars was regarded as a matter of honour. [2]
They were renamed in 1929 to the Corps of Sikh Pioneers, which was disbanded in 1933. [2] It was then re-raised during the Second World War as the Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Light Infantry, with the first battalion being raised on 1 October 1941. Recruitment was then opened up to Ramdasia Sikhs. The regiment inherited the battle honours, colours ...
The war was greatly expanded and modified in the Mahabharata's account, which makes it dubious. [16] Attempts have been made to assign a historical date to the Kurukshetra war, with research suggesting c. 1000 BCE. [14] However, popular tradition claims that the war marks the transition to the Kali Yuga, dating it to c. 3102 BCE. [17]
2 or 3 months Falklands War: 2 April 1982: 14 June 1982: 2 months, 1 week and 5 days Austro-Prussian War: June 14, 1866: July 22, 1866: 1 month, 1 week and 1 day Turkish-Cypriot War of 1974: 20 July 1974: 18 August 1974: 4 weeks and 1 day Serbo-Bulgarian War: 14 November 1885: 28 November 1885: 2 weeks Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: 3 December ...
The Indian National Army (INA; Azad Hind Fauj / ˈ ɑː z ɑː ð ˈ h i n ð ˈ f ɔː dʒ /; lit. 'Free Indian Army') was an armed force formed in Southeast Asia during World War II; it comprised British Indian Army prisoners of war taken by the Empire of Japan and enlisting civilians, mostly Tamils in Southeast Asia; it was led by Indian nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose after he arrived in ...
India fought a month-long border war against China in 1962. Neither nation deployed air or naval resources during a conflict heavy with mountain combat. China ended the war by declaring a unilateral ceasefire and withdrew their forces to the pre-war positions. [57] The defeat prompted India to make major changes in its military.
Three weeks into the war, 13 JAK RIF is moved to active-duty to relieve 2nd Rajputana Rifles (2 RAJ RIF) and tasked with recapturing Point 5140 at 17,000 feet. Vikram adopts the codename Shershaah and victory signal Yeh Dil Maange More, for radio communication. Jimmy and Vikram lead their companies and recapture Point 5140 without casualties ...
War Production Board (c. 1942 – 1943). "The best defense is a good offense" is an adage that has been applied to many fields of endeavor, including games and military combat. It is also known as the strategic offensive principle of war. Generally, the idea is that proactivity (a strong offensive action) instead of a passive attitude will ...