00:00Alright, so you know we were talking about the animal contingents there, which you see on your television screen, are the heme yodhas.
00:06You know, in the Himalaya, Siachans are animals who serve as much as our soldiers.
00:13And you can see, you know, the two-humped camel, which is used in the Siachan glacier, where our heme yodhas are concerned.
00:22The bacterian camel, to be precise, the cold desert of Ladakh, marching and saluting the dais there.
00:29The kites, you know, Sandeep, it's, you know, would you want to come in and give us an understanding?
00:35Because you have the double humpback bacterian camels, you have the kites, this is the animal contingent.
00:42The animal contingent, the salute to the silent, you know, companions that the Indian armed forces also deploy.
00:49These are part of the remount and veterinary corps, they're getting full display out here.
00:54You've seen a lot of the falcons, especially trained falcons, that are used to clear birds around airfields and, of course, to even try and intercept drones.
01:05And you've seen there, for the first time, Indian hounds on display.
01:09The mudhol hounds, for instance.
01:11This is part of the defense ministry's aim to induct the maximum number of indigenous dog breeds.
01:18And that's there, they have a place of pride in the parade there today.
01:23It's heartening to see them, all kinds of, you know, animals, different types, which are still in use.
01:29So, while we have, you know, machine power, we still have animal power as well, for the various kinds of terrain that we operate in.
01:37The Zanskar ponies, the Indian hounds, the raptors, the, you know, the double humped camels,
01:42all of that would be one of the favorite contingents, especially where children are concerned.
01:47But, you know, to move on, you have the army bans and then you have on your television screen, the Rajput Regiment.
01:56You know, my uncle has been the CEO and retired as general from the Rajput Regiment.
02:03Well, that regiment marching forward and saluting the dais.
02:08Yes, absolutely. I mean, look at it. I mean, absolute spectacular, you know, hand, eye, leg, foot coordination.
02:19We have some of the best marching.
02:20The Chattak Chal, that we were speaking of.
02:23The Chattak Chal is on full display here on Kartavya Pat, Preeti.
02:27And, you know, it is such a tough competition every year to judge the best marching contingent.
02:32Well, the Assam Regiment coming right ahead, the contingent marching along the Kartavya Pat is from now the Assam Regiment.
02:40And you are right there. Look at that precision.
02:43And you can actually hear their war cry as well.
02:45Right, absolutely pretty.
02:46There are so many marching contingents that practice for this one day, for these few hours.
02:53They spend in so much of, you know, blood, sweat and toil right through the year for that one moment under the sun.
03:01And that moment is today, 26th of January on Kartavya Pat, Preeti.
03:06The Assam Regiment has a lot of laurels and honours, you know, ladies and gentlemen.
03:11Raised on the 15th June 1945 in Shilong, you know, a part of the Second World War and the Burma campaign as well.
03:19But let's move forward. Now, coming in, marching, forging ahead, the combined military band.
03:24That's what you see on your television screen, is the combined military band.
03:29The combination of military bands of the Kumau Regiment, 39 Gorkhas Training Centre and 11 Gorkha Rifles comprising of 74 musicians.
03:38The Gorkhas always, you know, if you've been part of the army culture, if you've been part of the Indian Armed Forces,
03:44you'd understand the most prized band is usually the Gorkha Regiment band, and you see that.
03:50Coming right ahead after that, Sandeep, is the Jammu and Kashmir light infrontly, the jack-light,
03:57been, you know, an integral part of some recent operations, especially Operation Sindur?
04:02Yes, absolutely. And, you know, Operation Sindur, where the armies played a very significant role, Preeti,
04:09while the Air Force walked away with a lot of the accolades, but given the fact that it was non-contact warfare,
04:14which the Air Force specializes in, it was the army that played a very crucial role on the ground as well.
04:20The artillery and, of course, the infantry, they carried out several strikes across the border to engage enemy positions,
04:26and we've seen some very, very important, you know, milestones being crossed over there during Operation Sindur,
04:33especially by the Indian Army.
04:36Seven artillery, seven of those targets were hit by the Indian Army on the opening hours of Op Sindur in May of 2025, Preeti.
04:46All right, so that's the artillery regiment forging ahead, saluting the dais, and following right that behind is another combined military band
04:57that you see on your television screens, the Bombay Engineer Group, the Army Service Corps South,
05:04an Army Medical Corps comprising of 74 musicians, saluting the dais, and you have the president saluting.
05:13And behind them, we have Sherejavan, the 4 Bhairav Battalion, the 6th Light Infantry Regiment,
05:33led by Major Anjum Gorkha, going past the saluting base.
05:38This is a specialized assault infantry unit, want to reflect on that?
05:46This is the first time that they've, they've very newly raised the Bhairav commando battalions,
05:52they're light commando battalions, there are four of them already there, there's plans for four more,
05:57and these are very specialized infantry units that are going to be used in specialized missions.
06:04They are like commando units, but they're integral to the infantry,
06:08and this borrows from other such units that have been used across the world for specialized tasks.
06:15Again, this is proof of the army going in for conventional operations in a major way.
06:21It's a break from the past where we've been fighting counter-insurgency for several years,
06:26and now we are looking at conventional war returning to the table to the planners
06:30and their future plans for the Indian Army.
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