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Jan 23 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
1/3. Per France24, the Indian Army, as guests of honour at Bastille Day in Paris, 2009, ''were in uniforms inspired by those of the former British Empire.'' (more)
2/3 Meanwhile, Vice President Naidu visited a war memorial in France in 2018 honouring Indian soldiers and said, ''The war memorial is a testimony to the valour and sacrifice of Indian soldiers.'' Clearly no effort at whitewashing the role of Indians in World War-1 (more).
3/3 - And yet, this belated effort now on twitter at attempting to play down our military's colonial heritage. As Ambassador to France, did you not visit the memorial at Neuve-Chappel?
4/4 - In this press release, the Govt of India explicitly spells out how India shares ''a bond of sacrifice that joins us to French soil and society.'' These are the words of the Vice President:
pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…

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Jan 24
1. (thread) Ambassador, that I should get you quoting Nehru is an achievement!😀My tweets were on the role & legacy of our forces during the Great Wars, quite separate from the views of any political leaders at the time. (more)
2. But seeing that we are now cherry-picking quotes of political leaders, do share your thoughts on Savarkar who, in Dec 1940, encouraged Hindu men to join various branches of the British Armed forces en masse. Do you believe Savarkar endorsed `mercenary' Indian soldiers?
3. Does PM Modi consider these men to be 'mercenaries' when he travels to war memorials around the world to honour them? Was it wrong for our national anthem to be played out when the PM visited Neuve Chapelle in France?
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Jan 23
1. India's fight against fascism in WW-2 was a battle against a genocidal force that represented the greatest evil known to humanity. The cause was an international one in which 87,000+ Indians were killed in an effort endorsed by our freedom fighters.
2. India fielded the largest volunteer force in history - men who returned 4000 war decorations and 18 Victoria Crosses for gallantry. To simply refer to these men as cannon fodder without looking at their spectacular military successes is unfair.
3. Feeling nostalgic about military traditions that have defined the Indian Army for generations is NOT synonymous with justifying colonialism. History is not always black and white. One needs to accept its strands. Doing so doesn't make us weaker.
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Jan 21
1.Ignorant to pass off India Gate & the names inscribed as merely `a symbol of our colonial past.' More than 74,000 Indians were killed in WW-1, one of the largest volunteer forces in history. The legacy of the Indian Army, one of the greatest anywhere, stems from its past.
2. The bedrock of the Indian Army are its traditions. Its regiments have a strong colonial past - they are seeped in tradition. To ignore that past, & to simplify this proud legacy to Indians in WW-1 having fought `someone else's war' is crude revisionism.
3. Generations of Indians - officers and men - have followed in the footsteps of their forefathers - men who fought in the Great Wars. They were inspired by the stories of these men and their valour.
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Jan 18
1/4 [Thread with images] Putting images of the new Chinese bridge across the Pangong through some filters/adjustments. First, the original images. 📸: @Maxar Image
2. Long shot of the location ... 📸: @Maxar Image
3. Closeup of the bridge, post adjustments. 📸: @Maxar Image
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Jan 5
1. SOURCES: Chopper crash of Gen Bipin Rawat was the result of Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) in cloudy weather conditions. (CFIT is defined in aviation as being caused by pilot error.) IATA definition in next tweet:
2. IATA (International Air Transport Association) - CFIT refers to accidents in which there was an in-flight collision with terrain, water, or obstacle, without indication of loss of control. (MORE)
3. IATA: The critical distinction in these types of accidents is the fact that the aircraft is under the control of the flight crew.
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Jan 3
1. THREAD: Dr.NK Arora, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) to India: '75% OF CASES IN METROS ARE OMICRON' #Covid_19
2. 'India is clearly in the third wave of COVID.'
3. 'The whole wave seems to be driven by Omicron.''
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