The book, a first-hand account by author Major General Rajpal Punia, is slated to release on July 15. Some of the little-known details of 'Operation Khukri' — the Indian Army's peacekeeping mission in the jungles of Africa — will be told in a first-hand account by author Major General Rajpal Punia, slated to release on July 15. "Operation Khukri is a story of survival, courage and immense love for the motherland. In 2000, Sierra Leone, in West Africa, ravaged by years of civil war saw an intervention by the UN, and the two companies of the Indian Army were deployed in Kailahun as part of a UN peacekeeping mission. "The only way home, they were told by the RUF, was by laying down their weapons," reads the book.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2021 01:22 UTC