Defence Ministry to Archive & Declassify War Histories For Academic Research

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the Ministry's policy of archiving and declassification of war histories, on June 12. All the organisations falling under the Ministry are now obligated to transfer the records including war diaries, letters of proceedings and operational record books to the Ministry's history division for safekeeping. The policy is expected to provide people with accurate information pertaining to the events for academic research.