Special Forces  

The Tibetan Special Forces later came to be known as the Special Frontier Force and they helped India win the 1971 war. They have always been Unsung Heroes for India. Deep Dive with Abhinav Khare explores how they fought a war that was not theirs, they fought for a cause that was not theirs, they fought for a nation they did not belong to.

Hawk-eyed Indian supporters spotted the regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces on MS Dhoni's gloves as he played against South Africa in the ICC World Cup 2019 at The Hampshire Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday (June 5)

Recruitment for the tri-services special operations division is underway. The unit will initially have 150-200 commandos which will be further increased to 2,000-30,000. The number of commandos from the Army will be more than that from the two other services.

The movie, featuring the 30-year-old actor in the lead, is based on 2016 surgical strikes carried out by Indian Special Forces.

Major Deepak Upadhyay, who was a key member of the 9 Para special forces of the Indian Army that took part in the surgical strikes, was hit by a bullet, but stood like a wall to save the journalists

Retired Colonel KD Shelly, para special forces, recalls the kind of struggles he went through while serving the nation, while highlighting a few moves that he regrets that the earlier government had made