Paying homage to Indian soldiers who fought against China in the disastrous 1962 war, the government said that there would not be a repeat of the humiliation.
“I would like to assure the nation that India of today is not the India of 1962. Over the years, successive governments, learning lessons from the past, strengthened our capabilities and modernized our armed forces,” defence minister A K Antony said when asked if India was capable of standing up to a threat from China in the future.
For the first time in living memory, the Indian military establishment formally paid homage to its martyrs who participated in the 1962 war with a function at Amar Jawan Jyoti located at India Gate complex here.. In the aftermath of the defeat, there were government functions, but it is not clear if there were any formal ceremonies to commemorate the martyrs.
Antony, MoS for defence Pallam Raju, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, and the three service chiefs were among those who paid homage.
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