My father was in the Assam Regiment and I stumbled across a reference to them as part of the UN forces in Lebanon:The Assam Regiment's 15th Battalion is India's contribution to the United Nations' peacekeeping force along the Israeli border -- Israel's listening posts were stitched across the brown snows of Golan high above us -- and its soldiers, from the seven northeastern states of India, have turned out to be among the most popular of U.N. units for two simple reasons.They help with much of the veterinary work among the poor farmers and -- shades, here, I suppose, of the new high-tech city of Hyderabad -- they repair all the computers in local schools.
More in this article by Robert Fisk here. That's a great compliment from a war correspondent who's seen many, many armies from up close. So, to all the rhinos doing a great job in India and overseas: Tagra Raho!
(It so happens that I am currently reading Fisk’s disturbing book, The Great War for Civilisation about which more a bit later.)
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