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Miscellaneous - 32. page

TERRITORIAL ARMY AND RESERVES: CASE FOR MERGING BOTH

Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan, AVSM, VSM (Retired)  Writes : The Indian Armed Forces has the unique distinction of having two additional forces that it can embody during war – the Territorial Army (TA) and the Reservists. Both have similar tasks, though the TA does get embodied even during peace, especially for counter terrorism and aid to civil authorities, while the Reservists get embodied during War, as was done during the 1947-48, 62, 65 and 71 Wars, or any other calamity. These are the legacies left behind by the colonial armed forces and does need a review.