Forget them Not

Yunus Dar

The fact that India had worked hard to win recognition for the stellar role played by its army during World War I (WWI) was stressed upon by Lt Gen. P.K. Singh (retd), director of the defence and national security think-tank, United Service Institution of India (USI), at a press conference held in New Delhi recently. He said that India is now in the process of identifying locations across European cities where Indian soldiers fought and building memorials to popularise their role in the Great War.

Speaking at a presser in New Delhi to mark the centenary of the WWI, Singh said that India is looking at promoting battlefield tourism at the places Indian soldiers fought in European countries so as to help create awareness about India’s involvement in the war. He added that the French authorities were very kee