Beyond The 'Midnight Hour': The 79-Year Saga Of How India Forged A Legacy Of Strength & Statecraft
New Delhi: "At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom," declared India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, near midnight on August 14, 1947. The next morning, India woke up as a free nation after nearly two centuries of struggle against colonial rule. 79 years ago, at independence, Indian defence was defined by the complex transition…
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