8 Mountain Division

When my father was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, there was an attempt on his life while he was addressing the gathering at the Republic Day Parade in Jammu. Three bombs were detonated but none could get him, though there were others who lost their lives that day.

Fifty years ago, the Indian Army raised a new formation, primarily to combat insurgency in the north-east. Today, not only it has accomplished its missions in the north-east along with Jammu and Kashmir, but more importantly, won the Kargil conflict for India in 1999.

When my father was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, there was an attempt on his life while he was addressing the gathering at the Republic Day Parade in Jammu. Three bombs were detonated but none could get him, though there were others who lost their lives that day.

Fifty years ago, the Indian Army raised a new formation, primarily to combat insurgency in the north-east. Today, not only it has accomplished its missions in the north-east along with Jammu and Kashmir, but more importantly, won the Kargil conflict for India in 1999.