Hormuz Gamble
The rhetoric surrounding the Iran conflict may still speak the language of ceasefires and negotiations, but the strategic reality points elsewhere. What is unfolding now is not the winding down of a war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Homage & Reception Ceremony of Swarnim Vijay Mashaals at the National War Memorial tomorrow.
As a part of the Swarnim Vijay Varsh Celebrations to commemorate 50 years of India’s victory in the 1971 war and formation of Bangladesh, on 16 December last year,
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Modi had lit the Swarnim Vijay Mashaal from the Eternal Flame at the memorial. He had also lit four flames that were to traverse along with different directions. Since then, these four flames have traversed across the length and breadth of the country, including to Siachen, Kanyakumari, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Longewala, Rann of Kutch, Agartala etc.
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The flames were taken to key battle areas and also to the houses of gallantry award winners and veterans of the 1971 war.
Tomorrow, during the Homage Ceremony, these four flames will be merged by the Prime Minister with the Eternal Flame at the National War Memorial.
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