Indian and Bangladeshi authorities will jointly develop and protect the graveyards of Bangladeshi freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives during the 1971 Liberation War, a Bangladeshi envoy has said.  

"Major Singh and the bold Indian soldiers are very dear to us and this centenary celebration is special to us……(Major)Dalpat Singh not only changed the history of my city but the history of the Middle East…We have changed the whole textbooks to insert the story of the Indian troops because this is an important part of our history and legacy.

There are no dearth of stories in media about bad, sad, horrible or disgusting incidents or developments. For a change here are two feel-good stories  -  one impressive and the other touching - concerning the Indian armed forces.

India’s major threat is from China, which has an ambitious stealth fighter programme and a sophisticated surface to surface missile arsenal.  They have clear anti-access/area denial doctrines, which use a combination of ballistic and cruise missiles launched from air, land and sea to cover targets in the Asia-Pacific region, writes Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd.) for South Asia Monitor