New book 'Operation Khukri' tells untold story of Indian Army's brave mission in Africa
The Hindu
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: The untold story of Indian Army's bravest peacekeeping mission abroad, published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI), is the story of the Indian Army's successful rescue mission of over 200 India peacekeepers who were sent to Sierra Leone in year 2000 by United Nations to help the government there in tackling Revolutionary United Front (RUF), a rebel group. July 13 marks the 21st anniversary of the operation. The book is co-written by Major General Punia and his daughter Damini Punia.
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